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Table 7 Number of key health personnel, ideal numbers and gaps

From: Gaps and opportunities for cervical cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care: evidence from midterm review of the Zimbabwe cervical Cancer prevention and control strategy (2016–2020)

Specialties

Currently available

Ideal number

Gaps#

%

Gynaecological oncologists

2

10

8

400%

Gynaecologists

108

128

20

19%

Oncologists

15

64

49

327%

Pathologists

8

64

56

700%

Nuclear Medicine Physician

1

6

5

500%

Radiologist

17

64

47

276%

Oncologist nurses

47

128

115

245%

Medical Physicists

10

20

10

100%

Palliative care specialists

6

64

58

967%