Table 4 Summary of Non-financial incentives provided to health workers and the disincentives across the countries
Non-financial | Incentives | Disincentives |
|---|---|---|
Capacity building | - Training (telemedicine training, face to face amidst SOPs guidelines observance) | Rapidly changing guidelines, Virtual meetings |
- Supervision | ||
- Mentorship at group and individual levels | ||
- Workshops | ||
Safety and risk Protection | - Protective gear medical supplies like PPEs, sanitizers | Inadequacy of protective gear, Restriction of PPEs to only COVID 19 facilities |
- Priority COVID-19 Testing for Health workers | ||
- Treatment (Medical care) | ||
- Vaccination | ||
- Health insurance | ||
Welfare | - Meals | Variably implemented, not for all. |
- Transport | ||
- Accommodation | ||
- Psychosocial support/ counseling | ||
- Health education | ||
- Recognition | ||
Service delivery re-organization | - Rescheduling selected services to specific clinics | Work overload |
- Task shifting to Community Health Workers | ||
- Recruitment of additional staff | ||
- Designation of facilities to care for COVID-19 cases |