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Table 1 percentage distribution of health workers across cadres and sectors in Tanzania (n=46,896)

From: Experiences, opportunities and challenges of implementing task shifting in underserved remote settings: the case of Kongwa district, central Tanzania

Cadre

Government

Private

Voluntary agency

Total

Medical officer

0.8

0.3

0.2

1.3

Assistant medical officer

1.0

0.2

0.3

1.5

Clinical Officer

9.0

1.1

1.7

11.7

Nurse/Nurse midwife

18.3

2.1

7.4

27.8

Medical attendant

30.7

1.6

7.9

40.2

Other

10.6

1.5

5.3

17.5

Total

70.3

6.7

22.9

100.0

  1. Source: [11].