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Table 5 Average number of hours worked, patients seen and deliveries done weekly per staff member, by professional category, across countries

From: Cost and impact of policies to remove and reduce fees for obstetric care in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Morocco

Country

Professional category

No. of hours worked (incl. on call)

No. of patients seen

No. of deliveries performed

Burkina Faso

Doctors

42

45

3

 

Midwives

44

44

6

 

Nurses

46

71

6

Morocco

Doctors

70

36

0

 

Midwives

48

74

25

 

Nurses

40

20

8

Benin

Doctors

48

28

6

 

Midwives

48

26

12

 

Nurses

48

16

4

Mali

Doctors

40

33

4

 

Midwives

40

25

6

 

Nurses

36

27

3

  1. Source: Health worker survey