Table 4 Health workers employed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (DGHS and DGNM), by occupational category (2021)
From: Informing investment in health workforce in Bangladesh: a health labour market analysis
Health worker category | Sanctioned posts | Filled posts | % Vacant posts |
|---|---|---|---|
Doctors | 40 162 | 26 619 | 33.7 |
Dentists | 1361 | 829 | 39.1 |
Nurses | 40 015 | 35 828 | 10.5 |
Sub-Assistant Community Medical Officers (SACMOs) | 5397 | 3.661 | 32.5 |
Midwives | 2996 | 1145 | 61.7 |
Medical Technologists (total eight sub-categories) | 6406 | 3892 | 39.2 |
Domiciliary staff | 75 009 | 59 183 | 21.1 |
Alternative medicine | 1906 | 1053 | 44.7 |
Pharmacists (Category B) | 2982 | 1744 | 41.5 |
Total | 176 234 | 133 210 | 24.0 |