NUMBER OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL
Table No. 87
Cadre	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
All Medical Doctors (including foreigners)	1115	1160	1000	1053	919	978	1043	1112	1265	1134	1205	1264	1314	1364	1414	1464	-	-	-
Tanzanian Medical Doctors+	820	865	846	899	805	864	1029	1098	1180	-	1007	-	1107	1157	1207	1257	380	1358	1419
Assistant Medical Officers	436	517	250	283	283	283	430	410	492	525	619	693	3170	3282	3372	3490	308	3758	3888
Pharmacists	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	110	-	-
Assistant Pharmaceutical Officers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	-	-
Medical Assistants	2383	2633	2857	3192	3509	3836	1908	2233	2381	2736	2892	3086	5617	6093	6557	7093	2306	8319	8958
Rural Medical Aids	4601	9021	9391	9780	10049	10414	3825	4303	4543	4648	4898	5194	912	1127	1360	1360	2368	-	-
Health Officers	394	535	570	604	648	703	862	748	806	502	562	572	2795	2876	3018	3074	875	-	-
Assistant Health Officers	1247	1740	1880	2016	2179	3351	3250	3438	3566	1887	2017	2729	2339	2381	2431	2478	-	2493	2535
Nurse/Midwives Grade "A"	2356	2721	2871	3021	3217	3352	3385	2228	3684	5256	5204	5420	5777	6006	6307	6649	-	7419	7679
Nurse Midwives Grade "B"	7242	7430	7620	7810	8771	9289	9528	6435	6555	-	7746	7746	8754	9632	10620	11561	-	13393	14373
Village Midwives (MCHA)	3432	3572	3872	3992	4508	4508	3973	4373	4913	3707	3707	3707	3757	3380	3389	3020	-	-	-
Source:  Ministry of Health
+       Including Dentists
-       Not available