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Table 2 Distribution of national health workers in Timor-Leste

From: Traditional Birth Attendance (TBA) in a health system: what are the roles, benefits and challenges: A case study of incorporated TBA in Timor-Leste

Category

Number

Assistant Pharmacists

116

Environmental Health Officers

27

Laboratory assistants

132

Medical Practitioners (General Practitioner)

75

Medical Practitioners (Medical Specialists)

9

Medical technicians

48

Midwives

53

Nurses

1800

Nutrition Professionals

31

Optometrists

13

Pharmacists

15

Physiotherapists

1

Public Health Officers

13

Public Health Professionals

64

Sanitary inspectors

160

Traditional Birth Attendants (Community Health Volunteers)

1647