3.c.1b Number of Health Workers (Persons)
3.c.1b Number of Health Workers (Persons)
| Occupation | 2016 |
| General Medical Practitioner | 950 |
| Specialist Medical Practitioner | 372 |
| Nursing Professional | 3,201 |
| Nursing Associate Professional | 1,086 |
| Midwifery Professional | 382 |
| Midwifery Associate Professional | – |
| Dentist | 45 |
| Dental Assistant | 140 |
| Pharmacist | 63 |
| Pharmaceutical Technician and Assistants | 94 |
| Jamaica | 6,333 |
Source: Institutional Records
Data Producing Entities/ Custodian: Human Resource Management and Administration Division, Ministry of Health
3.c.1b Number of Health Workers (Persons) in the Sustainable Development Goals
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3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development. Significant strides have been made in increasing life expectancy and reducing some of the common killers associated with child and maternal mortality. Major progress has been made on increasing access to clean water and sanitation, reducing malaria, tuberculosis, polio and the spread of HIV/AIDS. However, many more efforts are needed to fully eradicate a wide range of diseases and address many different persistent and emerging health issues.
Related 3.c.1b Number of Health Workers (Persons) Targets
3.c
Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States
