Table 7.

Health workers needed for moderate scale-up scenario by 2030 (5% per year for 10 years, 63% increase over the decade; Onwujeke O, unpublished)

	Number of staff in 2020	Number of staff in 2030
Health service providers
Community health officers	6227	10 144
Dental technicians	1961	3194
Dental therapists	3384	5512
Doctors	68 415	111 441
Nurses and midwives	12 836	20 908
Medical laboratory scientists	20 001	32 581
Medical laboratory technicians	8533	13 899
Nursing assistants	1560	2542
Occupational therapists	35	57
Optometrists	2784	4535
Pharmacy assistants	107	175
Pharmacy technicians	1923	3134
Physiotherapists	2932	4776
Senior community health extension workers	44 673	72 767
Junior community health extension workers	29 607	48 227
Health management and support personnel
Accountants	3762	6128
Administrative officers	7043	11 473
Catering, cooks, and stewards	1062	1730
Cleaners, labourers, and gardeners	329	537
Clerical officers	7055	11 493
Community health extension workers admins	1979	3223
Community health officer admins	566	922
Data processing officer	712	1161
Dental technician admin	240	391
Director admin	8736	14 230
Environmental health officer	6806	11 087
Health information management officer	1038	1691
Health record officer	4434	7223
Messengers	322	526
Mortuary officer	30	49
Nurse and midwives admin	2977	4850
Nurse and midwives tutor	201	328
Pharmacist admin	569	927
Pharmacy technician admin	253	413
Planning officer	553	902
Plaster technicians	40	66
Procurement officers	403	658
Senior auditors	93	152
Social worker	1013	151
Statistician	396	646
Store officers	1505	2452
Ward attendant	448	730
Watchman and security	751	1223
Works and maintenance	4696	7649