Table 2.

Proposed curative and data tasks that can be shifted to CHWs

Context	Tasks that can be shifted
Nomadic	Home care for malaria and pneumonia Acute respiratory infection (ARI) Epidemic recognition and reporting Home based care for HIV/AIDS (nursing care, feeding, psychosocial support, treatment of infections) Hospice services for cancer and stroke patients Community-based rehabilitation for chronically impaired (physical and mental) Arthritic care Heart conditions Community-based nutrition Direct observation treatment for TB/AIDS Household data collection
Peri-urban	Home care for malaria Acute respiratory infection Epidemic recognition and reporting Home based care for HIV/AIDS (nursing care, feeding, psychosocial support, treatment of infections) Hospice services for cancer and stroke patients Community-based rehabilitation for chronically impaired (physical and mental) Arthritic care Community-based nutrition Direct observation treatment for TB/AIDS Injections Household data collection
Rural	Home care for malaria and pneumonia Acute respiratory infection Epidemic recognition and reporting Home based care for HIV/AIDS (nursing care, feeding, psychosocial support, treatment of infections) Community-based rehabilitation for chronically impaired (physical and mental) Community-based nutrition Direct observation treatment for TB/AIDS
Research tasks shifted	Data collection Data cleaning Data analysis Data interpretation Data dissemination Conducting dialogue sessions