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Table 1 Health personnel staffing Botswana Government health facilities in Chobe District by sex and category[25]

From: Overcoming barriers in evaluating outbreaks of diarrheal disease in resource poor settings: assessment of recurrent outbreaks in Chobe District, Botswana

Health personnel by category*

Sex

Total

Medical doctors

8M, 1F

9

Dentist

1M

1

Dental therapist

1M

1

Dental assistant

1M

1

Senior nursing sisters

19M, 35F

54

Registered nurse

13M, 25F

48

Hospital orderly

1M, 15F

16

Health care auxiliary

2M, 22F

24

Social workers technicians

2M, 2F

4

Medical technologist/scientist

1M

1

Medical laboratory technicians

5M

5

Medical laboratory assistant

1M

1

Radiographer technician

2M

2

X-Ray attendant

1M

1

Pharmacy technicians

7M, 1F

7

Dietician and health education officers

1M, 1F

2

Medical records filing clerk

1M, 1F

2

  1. *As reported in 2009, non-medical support staff are not included.