Prepared by: Dr. Musa Ajlouni January, 2010 - World Health ...

ANNEXE 1 : DEFINITIONS OF HEALTH WORKFORCE DATAHealth Workforce: Aggregated DataIn the aggregated data, the health workforce is grouped into the following 10 categories:PhysiciansIncludes generalists and specialists.NursesIncludes professional nurses, auxiliary nurses, enrolled nurses and other nurses, such asdental nurses and primary care nurses.MidwivesIncludes professional midwives, auxiliary midwives and enrolled midwives. Traditional birthattendants, who are counted as community health workers, appear elsewhere.DentistsIncludes dentists, dental assistants and dental techniciansPharmacistsIncludes pharmacists, pharmaceutical assistants and pharmaceutical techniciansLaboratory workersIncludes laboratory scientists, laboratory assistants, laboratory technicians andradiographers.Environment & public health workersIncludes environmental and public health officers, sanitarians, hygienists, environmental andpublic health technicians, district health officers, malaria technicians, meat inspectors, publichealth supervisors and similar professions.Community health workersIncludes traditional medicine practitioners, faith healers, assistant/community healtheducation workers, community health officers, family health workers, lady health visitors,health extension package workers, community midwives, institution-based personal careworkers and traditional birth attendants.Other health workersIncludes a large number of occupations such as dieticians and nutritionists, medicalassistants, occupational therapists, operators of medical and dentistry equipment,83