Table 5 Health workers employed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (in DGHS, DGFP and DGNM), by sex and occupational category (2021) [12, 14, 16, 17]
From: Informing investment in health workforce in Bangladesh: a health labour market analysis
Health worker category | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
Doctors | 26 619 | 16 919 (64%) | 9700 (36%) |
Dentists | 829 | 467 (56%) | 362 (44%) |
Nurses (BSc and Diploma) | 35 828 | 3582 (10%) | 32 246 (90%) |
Sub-Assistant Community Medical Officer (SACMO) | 7927 | 5459 (69%) | 2468 (31%) |
Midwifery | 1145 | 0 (0%) | 1145 (100%) |
Medical technologists | 6248 | 5276 (84%) | 972 (16%) |
Domiciliary staff* | 57 451 | 22 071 (38%) | 35 380 (62%) |
Alternative medicine | 1053 | 705 (67%) | 348 (33%) |
Pharmacists-Category B** | 1744 | 1411 (81%) | 333 (19%) |
Total HWF | 138 844 | 55 890 (40%) | 82 954 (60%) |