Table 3.
Support activities and category allowance standards for frontline health workers
| Workload components | Actual working time per cadre | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurses/midwives | CHO/CHEW | JCHEW | |
| Community mobilization and education | 3 h/ month | 4 h/month | 8 h/month |
| Group health education | 1 h/ week | 1 h/ week | 1 h/week |
| Community development Committees (CDC) meetings | 2 h/ month | 2 h/ month | 2 h/month |
| Ward development Committees (WDC) meetings | 3 h/ month | 3 h/month | 3 h/month |
| Outreaches/community-based services | 4 h/month | 20 h/month | 21 h/month |
| Handing over/taking over, report writing and ward round (inpatient and outpatient) | 30 min/day | 30 min/day | 30 min/day |
| Follow-up care/ home visits | 3 h/week | 3 h/week | 3 h/week |
| Staff meetings | 2 h/month | 2 h/month | 2 h/month |
| Documentation on patients | 1 h/month | 1 h/month | 1 h/month |
CHO Community Health Officer, CHEW Community Health Extension Worker, JCHEW Junior Community Health Extension Worker