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Patient:staff ratios based on data from selected WHO visits to active sites, 2003 |
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| Site |
Current no. of patients on ART |
MDs |
Nurses |
Counsellors |
Pharmacists/Pharmacy technicians |
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| N |
Pts/MD |
Pts/MD or CO |
N |
Pts/nurse |
N |
Pts/counsellor |
N. |
Pts/Ph per pharmacist/PT |
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| Africa |
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| 1 |
1100 |
0.2* |
5500 |
5500 |
12.8 |
86 |
40 |
27.5 |
1 |
1100 |
| 2 |
1073 |
3 |
358 |
153 |
4 |
268 |
1 |
1073 |
2 |
537 |
| 3** |
1,050 |
14.4 |
122 |
22 |
55 |
32 |
12 |
87 |
- |
N/A |
| 4 |
1000 |
3 |
333 |
333 |
3 |
333 |
- |
N/A |
- |
N/A |
| 5 |
833 |
2 |
417 |
417 |
5 |
167 |
- |
N/A |
1 |
833 |
| 6 |
704 |
1 |
704 |
117 |
4 |
176 |
2 |
352 |
1 |
704 |
| 7 |
1073 |
3 |
358 |
153 |
4 |
268 |
1 |
1073 |
2 |
537 |
| 8 |
562 |
1 |
562 |
562 |
11 |
52 |
1.28 |
439 |
1.84 |
305 |
| 9*** |
250 |
0.64 |
1953 |
977 |
- |
N/A |
1 |
250 |
1 |
250 |
| 10 |
105 |
1 |
105 |
105 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
1 |
105 |
| 11+ |
65 |
0.96 |
226 |
11 |
- |
N/A |
1 |
65 |
- |
N/A |
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| Asia |
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| 1 |
1510 |
1.5 |
1007 |
1007 |
3.3 |
458 |
0 |
N/A |
0.9 |
1678 |
| 2 |
935 |
4.3 |
217 |
217 |
2 |
468 |
2 |
468 |
1 |
935 |
| 2 |
800 |
1 |
800 |
533 |
1.5 |
533 |
1 |
800 |
- |
N/A |
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*High number of nurses reported who do eligibility assessment and follow-up *60% of time dedicated to ART-related activities ***20% of time dedicated to ART-related activities +30% of time dedicated to ART-related activities "-": not noted, N/A: not applicable | ||||||||||
Hirschhorn et al. Human Resources for Health 2006 4:1 doi:10.1186/1478-4491-4-1 |
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