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Health Workforce Data

Click on ( i ) to look up the indicator's definition. All definitions can also be found in the Indicators glossary.
KEY: MM = Million, K = Thousand, PPP = Purchasing Power Parity

Health Workforce Data ( i )

Total Number of Employed Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Country ( i )

Data:	21,261
Source:	Federation of Obstetric and Gynecological Societies of India
URL:	http://www.fogsi.org/aboutus.htm
Note:	Number of currently medical doctors with advanced Obstetrics and Gynecology degrees member of the Federation.
Data Collected:	2007

Data Updated:	06-07-2007

Total Number of Employed Nurse Midwives in Country ( i )

Data:	1,372,059
Source:	World Health Organization - Core Health Indicators
URL:	http://www.who.int/whosis/database/core/core_select_process.cfm
Data Collected:	2004

Data Updated:	06-12-2008

Total Number of Employed General Practitioners in Country ( i )

Data:	645,825
Source:	World Health Organization - Core Health Indicators
URL:	http://www.who.int/whosis/database/core/core_select_process.cfm
Data Collected:	2004

Data Updated:	06-12-2008

Total Number of Medical Schools in Country ( i )

Data:	140
Source:	World Health Organization - World directory of medical schools
URL:	http://www.amsa.at/images/WHO_medical_schools.pdf
Data Collected:	7th ed. 2000

Data Updated:	06-12-2008

Total Number of Midwifery Schools in Country ( i )

Data:	507
Source:	Central Bureau of Health Intelligence Statistics. 1999. Health Information of India, 1999. New Delhi, Ministry of Health and Welfare.
Note:	Total number of auxiliary nurse midwife schools and health visitor schools
Data Collected:	1998

Data Updated:	07-20-2004

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