Table 3. Human resources for surgery and anaesthesia in the Gambia, 2009.
Staff | Total | Public | Private |
---|---|---|---|
(n = 18) | (n = 12) | (n = 6) | |
Surgeon physician | 14 | 12 | 2 |
Anaesthesiologist physician | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Obstetrician/gynaecologist | 8 | 5 | 3 |
General doctors providing surgery | 3 | 1 | 2 |
General doctors providing anaesthesia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Non-physician anaesthetists | 14 | 12 | 2 |
Surgical technician | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Paramedics/midwives | 88 | 61 | 27 |