Table 1.
Core services (services generally provided) | Added value services (services generally not provided unless a CHW is available) |
---|---|
Patient registration | Group health education talks |
Billing | Community mobilization |
Time with clinician | Social work support |
Filing | Nutrition support |
Measuring vital signs* | Defaulter tracing |
Basic and intensive adherence monitoring and counseling* | Linking health facility and community |
Lab services* | |
Immunizations* | |
Medication and supply distribution* | |
HIV voluntary counseling and testing* |
*Denotes ‘directly-shifted’ services designated by clinical officers, nurses and CHWs as tasks traditionally performed by clinicians that could be shifted to CHWs. CHW, community health worker.