Table 4

Specialist MDs contracted by the MOH, February 2004

Contract & salary schemes
N
Average monthly salary (US$)
Origin
Fund source
Total annual cost (US$)

Bilateral agreement
86
1000
Mainly Cuban
State budget
1 032 000
Topping up
19
1647**
Mozambican
SDC/CF
375 516
"Ex-Pooling"
32
2906
Mix
CF*
1 115 904
Standard individual contract
50
1300
Mix
State budget
780 000
Individual, the same as NHS
14
597
Mix
State budget
100 296
Sub-Total
201
1411
-
-
3 403 716
Nationals (NHS salary)
78
563
Mozambican
State budget
655 332
Grand total
298
1135
-
-
4 059 048

* Common fund

** Just topping up by donors. These doctors receive also a monthly average of about US$ 563 by the NHS, whose annual total cost can be found under 'NHS salary, total annual cost'.

*** Housing & travel allowances not included.

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