Table 1 Established posts and vacancies in Malawi's public health system, 2004.
From: An economic perspective on Malawi's medical "brain drain"
Grade | No. of established posts | Filled |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | % |
Total (health professionals) | 21,337 | 77 |
Nurses (all grades) | 6,084 | 36 |
Clinical officers | 3,852 | 73 |
Medical assistants | 692 | 47 |
Surgeons | 115 | 15 |
Medical specialists | 65 | 5 |
Anaesthesiologists | 14 | 29 |
Pathologists | 22 | 0 |
Obstetricians/gynaecologists | 126 | 9 |
Paediatricians | 60 | 8 |