Table 3. Nurses employed in Kenyan provinces, excluding and including those recruited under the Emergency Hiring Plan (EHP), 2009.

Province	Population	No. of nurses
		Non-EHP	EHP	No. per 100 000 population, excluding EHP	No. per 100 000 population, including EHP	% increase in no. per 100 000 population
Nairobi	3 138 296	2988	7	95	95	0
Central	4 110 087	2312	140	56	60	7
Coast	3 160 851	1344	218	43	49	12
Eastern	5 289 059	2391	329	45	51	12
North Eastern	1 776 661	269	160	15	24	37
Nyanza	5 125 180	1658	629	32	45	29
Rift Valley	9 137 616	3924	224	43	45	4
Western	4 146 106	1458	129	35	38	8
Total	35 883 856	16 344	1836	46	51	10