Table 3

Population per health worker per province, Zambia, 2008

Position

Central

Copperbelt

Eastern

Luapula

Lusaka

N Western

Northern

Southern

Western

ratio

ratio

ratio

ratio

ratio

ratio

ratio

ratio

ratio

General Medical Officer

111648

53933

249819

87875

29019

237528

173177

129206

66681

Anaesthesiologist

-

-

-

966624

-

-

-

-

-

Biomedical Scientist

1228125

334385

-

-

84293

-

1558589

355318

-

Clinical Officer

11478

7776

15946

19727

7696

12286

16581

7641

11258

Clinical Officer Anaesthesia

245625

238846

499637

322208

177016

237528

311718

109328

866854

Clinical Officer Dental

614063

835962

1498912

-

442540

-

-

473757

866854

Clinical Officer Dermatology

1228125

835962

-

-

-

356293

1558589

-

866854

Clinical Officer Eye, Nose, and Throat

-

1671923

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Clinical Officer Ophthalmology

-

835962

1498912

-

590053

712585

1558589

710635

216714

Clinical Officer TB, HIV/AIDS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1421270

-

clinical Officer Psychiatry

614063

835962

249819

-

590053

-

1558589

473757

-

Consultant

614063

119423

499637

483312

37663

-

-

710635

866854

Consultant Anaesthesia

-

1671923

-

-

-

712585

-

-

-

Consultant Obstetrics and Gynaecologist

1228125

-

-

966624

-

712585

-

1421270

-

Consultant Ophthalmology

-

1671923

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Consultant Surgeon

-

1671923

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dental Surgeon

1228125

557308

1498912

-

442540

712585

1558589

-

866854

Dental Technician

1228125

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dental Technologist

614063

278654

299782

966624

590053

712585

1558589

284254

866854

Dental Therapist

87723

57653

149891

241656

52064

178146

194824

83604

123836

Environmental Health Expert

307031

151993

499637

241656

590053

118764

259765

177659

866854

Environmental Health Officer

307031

278654

187364

193325

221270

356293

173177

177659

173371

Environmental Health Technologist

13956

18373

14413

23015

20825

13704

18123

8562

9740

Laboratory Technologist

61406

35573

124909

87875

47842

79176

129882

52640

96317

Laboratory Technician

72243

28826

99927

87875

49171

71259

111328

49009

86685

Medical Licentiate

614063

1671923

249819

483312

442540

712585

519530

1421270

288951

Nutritionist

245625

185769

166546

483312

110635

356293

311718

157919

433427

Occupational Health Technologist

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1421270

-

Occupational Therapist

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1421270

-

Pharmacist

245625

139327

499637

966624

196684

-

519530

203039

433427

Pharmacy Dispenser

40938

22903

83273

120828

28551

118764

97412

32302

41279

Pharmacy Technician

614063

278654

1498912

322208

-

356293

1558589

1421270

433427

Pharmacy Technologist

245625

79615

124909

161104

80462

178146

389647

94751

433427

Physiotherapist

72243

41798

187364

193325

50576

142517

194824

71064

108357

Physiotherapy Technologist

1228125

835962

374728

322208

885080

-

519530

203039

866854

Public Health Nurse

614063

835962

1498912

-

221270

712585

1558589

-

288951

Radiographer

87723

42870

124909

241656

49171

178146

155859

50760

866854

Radiography Technologist

-

-

-

-

442540

-

389647

-

-

Registered ICU Nurse

-

-

1498912

-

-

-

-

1421270

-

Registered Midwife

32319

17236

93682

161104

17526

50899

97412

30240

72238

Registered Nurse

12281

5274

16655

17900

4863

17815

12988

10009

18845

Registered Psychiatry Nurse

614063

1671923

-

-

118011

-

-

710635

-

Registered Theatre Nurse

245625

151993

299782

241656

98342

712585

389647

203039

433427

Registrar

1228125

69663

1498912

322208

39337

-

-

284254

-

Registered Nurse Ophthalmology

-

-

-

-

1770159

-

-

-

-

Resident Medical Officer

94471

23221

93682

107403

20115

47506

111328

39480

78805

Zambia Enrolled Midwife

6978

4400

8374

17900

5861

16195

10976

3571

10973

Zambia Enrolled Nurse

2185

1601

3266

3452

1729

2054

4415

1757

2651

Zambia Enrolled Ophthalmology

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1421270

-

Zambia Enrolled Psychiatry Nurse

307031

208990

749456

193325

43175

-

1558589

1421270

433427

Zambia Enrolled Theatre Nurse

409375

238846

166546

483312

590053

-

389647

284254

288951

General support staff

2375

731

1296

1834

626

1296

1308

974

1284

Sources: population figures were obtained from the Zambia 2000 "census of population and housing", and extrapolated using expected growth rates for each province; for health workers the source was the MoH, March 2008 payroll database

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