Table 4.
Changes in public health staffing numbers, 2005–11, Sierra Leone
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO/SMO | 62 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 45 | 79 | 100 |
| House officer (HO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 72 | 19 |
| Registrar | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Specialist/Senior specialist | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 47 |
| Consultant | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| CHO | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 157 | 244 | 248 |
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 41 |
| Senior registered nurse | 227 | 227 | 227 | 274 | 190 | 223 | 271 |
| Community health nurse | 274 | 274 | 274 | 350 | 926 | 1354 | 1372 |
| Mid-wife | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 78 | 60 | 47 |
| Environmental officers | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 152 | 96 |
| MCH aides | 471 | 578 | 689 | 872 | 993 | 1892 | 1892 |
| Endemic disease control staff | 250 | 250 | 250 | 305 | 208 | 289 | 189 |
| Lab technicians | 18 | 18 | 15 | 150 | 21 | 128 | 85 |
| Pharmacy | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 37 | 50 |
| Pharmacy technician | 250 | 22 | 22 | 222 | 43 | 146 | 211 |
| Other | 1205 | 1205 | 1345 | 1467 | 2040 | 4726 | 4672 |
| Total | 3017 | 2901 | 3151 | 3959 | 4763 | 9482 | 9347 |