Table 1 |
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Voluntary leavers: example of direct wastage in selected countries, 1999 |
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| Categories |
Ghana |
Lesotho |
Namibia |
Malawi |
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| Total leavers |
% voluntary |
Total leavers |
% voluntary |
Total leavers |
% voluntary |
Total leavers |
% voluntary |
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| Nurses |
744 |
58.7% |
NA |
NA |
47 |
78% |
43 |
23% |
| Doctors |
315 |
84.4% |
NA |
NA |
16 |
93.8% |
18 |
83.3% |
| Others/All |
- |
- |
50 |
62% |
- |
- |
17 |
76.5% |
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Source: Dovlo D: Issues Affecting the Mobility and Retention of Health Workers/Professionals in Commonwealth African States. A consultancy report prepared for the Commonwealth Secretariat. London; 1999. |
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Dovlo Human Resources for Health 2005 3:6 doi:10.1186/1478-4491-3-6 |
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