Table 2.

Search strategy.

Source of Literature	Task Shifting/Sharing Terms	Health System/Services Terms	Africa Terms
PubMed	“task shifting” [Title/Abstract] OR “task sharing” [Title/Abstract] AND (“Africa”) [Mesh]	“health system*” [tiab] OR “healthcare system*” [tiab] OR “health care system*” [tiab] OR “healthcare sector*” [tiab] OR “healthcare industr*” [tiab] OR “health industr*” [tiab] OR “health facilit*” [tiab] OR “hospital*” [tiab] OR “healthcare” [tiab] OR “health care” [tiab] OR “health service*” [tiab] OR “healthcare service*” [tiab] OR “health cent*” [tiab] OR “care, health” [tiab] OR “system, health care” [tiab] OR “systems, health care” [tiab] OR “system, healthcare” [tiab]	Africa*[tiab] OR Algeria*[tiab] OR Angola*[tiab] OR Benin*[tiab] OR Botswana*[tiab] OR Burkina Faso [tiab] OR Burundi*[tiab] OR Cape Verde*[tiab] OR Cabo Verde [tiab] OR Cameron*[tiab] OR Cameroon*[tiab] OR Chad*[tiab] OR Comoros*[tiab] OR Congo*[tiab] OR Cote d’Ivoire[tiab] OR Ivory coast [tiab] OR Djibouti*[tiab] OR Egypt*[tiab] OR Eritrea*[tiab] OR Ethiopia*[tiab] OR Gabon*[tiab] OR Gambia*[tiab] OR Ghana*[tiab] OR Guinea*[tiab] OR Kenya*[tiab] OR Lesotho*[tiab] OR Liberia*[tiab] OR Libya*[tiab] OR Madagascar*[tiab] OR Malawi*[tiab] OR Mali*[tiab] OR Maurit*[tiab] OR Morocc*[tiab] OR Mozambiqu*[tiab] OR Namibia*[tiab] OR Niger*[tiab] OR Rwanda*[tiab] OR Senegal*[tiab] OR Seychelles[tiab] OR Sierra Leone*[tiab] OR Somalia*[tiab] OR South Africa*[tiab] OR Sudan*[tiab] OR Swaziland*[tiab] OR Tanzania*[tiab] OR Togo*[tiab] OR Tunisia*[tiab] OR Uganda*[tiab] OR Zambia*[tiab] OR Zimbabwe*[tiab]
CINHAL	TI “task shifting” OR AB “task shifting” OR TI “task sharing” OR AB “task sharing” OR MH “task shifting” OR MH “task sharing”	TI” health system*” OR AB “health system*” OR TI” healthcare system*” OR AB” healthcare system*” OR TI” health care system*” OR AB” health care system*” OR TI” healthcare sector*” OR AB” healthcare sector*” OR TI” health facilit*” OR AB” health facilit*” OR TI “hospital*” OR AB “hospital*” OR TI” healthcare” OR AB” healthcare” OR TI “health care” OR AB “health care” OR TI” health service*” OR AB” health service*” OR TI” healthcare service*” OR AB” healthcare service*” OR TI” health cent*” OR AB” health cent*” OR TI” care, health” OR AB” care, health” OR TI “system, health care” OR AB “system, health care” OR TI “systems, health care” OR AB “systems, health care” OR TI “system, healthcare” OR TI “system, healthcare”	MH Africa OR TI Africa* OR AB Africa* OR TI Algeria* OR AB Algeria* OR TI Angola*OR AB Angola* OR TI Benin*OR AB Benin* OR TI Botswana* OR AB Botswana OR TI “Burkina Faso*” OR AB “Burkina Faso*” OR TI Burundi* OR AB Burundi* OR TI “Cape Verde*” OR AB “Cape Verde*” OR TI Cameron* OR AB Cameron*OR TI Cameroon*OR AB Cameroon* OR TI Chad* OR AB chad* OR TI Comoros* OR AB Comoros* OR TI Congo* OR AB Congo* OR TI “Cote d’Ivoire” OR AB “Cote d’Ivoire” OR TI “Ivory coast” OR AB “Ivory coast” OR TI Djibouti* OR AB Djibouti* OR TI Egypt* OR AB Egypt* OR TI Eritrea* OR AB Eritrea* OR TI Ethiopia* OR AB Ethiopia* OR TI Gabon* OR AB Gabon* OR TI Gambia*OR AB Gambia* OR TI Ghana* OR AB Ghana OR TI Guinea* OR AB Guinea* OR TI Kenya* OR AB Kenya* OR TI Lesotho* OR Lesotho* OR TI Liberia* OR AB Liberia OR TI Libya* AB Libya* OR TI Madagascar* OR AB Madagascar* OR TI Malawi* OR AB Malawi* OR TI Mali* OR AB Mali* OR TI Maurit* OR AB Maurit* OR TI Morocc* OR AB Morocc* OR TI Mozambiqu* OR AB Mozambiqu* OR TI Namibia* OR AB Namibia* OR TI Niger* OR AB Niger* OR TI Rwanda* OR AB Rwanda* OR TI Senegal* OR AB Senegal* OR TI Seychelles* OR TI Seychelles* OR TI “Sierra Leone*” OR AB “Sierra Leone*” OR TI Somalia* OR AB Somalia” OR TI South Africa* OR AB South Africa* OR TI Sudan* OR AB Sudan* OR TI Swaziland* OR AB Swaziland* OR TI Tanzania* OR AB Tanzania* OR TI Togo* OR AB Togo* OR TI Tunisia* OR AB Tunisia OR TI Uganda* OR AB Uganda* OR TI Zambia* OR TI Zambia* OR TI Zimbabwe* OR AB Zimbabwe*
Scopus	“task shifting” OR “task sharing”	“health system*” OR “healthcare system*” [tiab] OR “health care system*” OR “healthcare sector*” OR “healthcare industr*” OR “health industr*” OR “health facilit*” OR “hospital*” OR “healthcare” OR “health care” OR “health service*” OR “healthcare service*” OR “health cent*” OR “care, health” OR “system, health care” OR “systems, health care” OR “system, healthcare”	TITLE-ABS-KEY (“Africa” OR “Algeria*” OR “Angola*” OR “Benin*” OR “Botswana*” OR “Burkina Faso” OR “Burundi*” OR “Cape Verde*” OR “Cabo Verde” OR “Cameron*” OR “Cameroon*” OR “Chad*” OR “Comoros*” OR “Congo*” OR “Cote d’Ivoire” OR “Ivory coast” OR “Djibou*” OR “Egypt*” OR “Eritrea*” OR “Ethiopia*” OR “Gabon*” OR “Gambia*” OR “Ghana*” OR “Guinea*” OR “Kenya*” OR “Lesotho*” OR “Liberia*” OR “Libya*” OR “Madagascar*” OR “Malawi*” OR “Mali*” OR “Maurit*” OR “Morocc*” OR “Mozambiqu*” OR “Namibia*” OR “Niger*” OR “Rwanda*” OR “Senegal*” OR “Seychelles” OR “Sierra Leone*” OR “Somalia*” OR “South Africa*” OR “Sudan*” OR “Swaziland*” OR “Tanzania*” OR “Togo*” OR “Tunisia*” OR “Uganda*” OR “Zambia*” OR “Zimbabwe*”)