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Salary structures for doctors and nurses in Malawi's public health system, 2005. |
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| Grade |
Currency* |
Basic gross monthly salary (pre Oct-04) |
Basic gross monthly salary (post Oct-04) |
DFID top-up |
Total gross monthly salary |
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| Senior Physician |
P4 |
MWK |
29,153 |
126,000 |
66,040 |
192,040 |
| USD |
243 |
1,050 |
550 |
1,600 |
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| Mid-level Physician |
P5 |
MWK |
25,216 |
34,853 |
20,100 |
54,953 |
| USD |
210 |
290 |
168 |
458 |
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| Junior Physician |
P8 |
MWK |
22,100 |
23,297 |
14,246 |
37,543 |
| USD |
184 |
194 |
119 |
313 |
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| Senior Nurse |
PO/CTO |
MWK |
18,320 |
20,364 |
12,721 |
33,085 |
| USD |
153 |
170 |
106 |
276 |
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| Mid-level Nurse |
TO |
MWK |
12,930 |
13,849 |
8,917 |
22,766 |
| USD |
108 |
115 |
74 |
190 |
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| Junior Nurse |
TA |
MWK |
8,109 |
5,645 |
4,391 |
10,036 |
| USD |
68 |
47 |
37 |
84 |
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Source: MoH 2005 [13] * based on average exchange rate during 2005 of USD 1= MWK 120 | ||||||
Record and Mohiddin Globalization and Health 2006 2:12 doi:10.1186/1744-8603-2-12 |
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