Table 2.
Staffing levels according to hub and non-hub laboratories
| Cadre | Non-hub (N = 84) | Hub (N = 16) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCIII = 55 | HC IV = 17 | Hospital = 12 | HC III = 2 | HCIV =1 | Hospital =7 | RRH = 6 | |
| Norm/filled (%) | Norm/filled (%) | Norm/filled (%) | Norm/filled (%) | Norm/filled (%) | Norm/filled (%) | Norm/filled (%) | |
| Scientific officer | . … -/0 | …-/0 | …-/9 | ….-/0 | ….-/0 | ….-/3 | ….-/3 |
| Lab technologists | ...0/11* | …0/2* | 24/9(37.5) | …0/0 | …0/0 | 14/5(35.7) | 24/10(41.7) |
| Lab technician | 55/36(65.5) | 17/22(129.4) | 24/15(62.5) | 2/1(50.0) | 1/1(100.0) | 14/12(85.7) | 18/27(150.0) |
| Lab assistants | 55/53(96.4) | 17/32(188.2) | 12/34(283.3) | 2/2(100.0) | 1/0(0.0) | 7/13(185.7) | 12/24(200.0) |
| Lab attendants | …-/14 | …-/2 | …-/8 | …-/0 | …-/0 | ..-/1 | …-/0 |
| Microscopist | -/6 | …-/3 | …-/4 | …-/0 | …-/0 | …-/4 | …-/0 |
Staffing norms [15]…- Staffing norm not yet set at national level
*Laboratory technologists funded by projects