Conclusion
This study invites policymakers' attention to the new healthcare service delivery culture that supports community participation to link as many people to community health workers as possible since these platforms can potentially promote last-mile delivery of health and nutrition services in the community. The present findings suggest the positive outcomes of antenatal care supported by the CHWs during pandemic, a perfect example of community engagement that build health system resilence for health emergency. Their role in pregnancy registration, motivating for seeking ANC and distributing IFA and calcium tablets are noticeable. Women from households with return migrants did not show any bareer in access to ANC. However, the socio-economic gaps in utilization of ANC services still exist which require further attention to women from lower socio-economic starta. Furthermore, the existing ground-level community health workers network should be strengthened to ensure coproduction. These measures may form a new institutional culture to ensure the continuity of health service delivery during a pandemic, minimise the impact of a health emergency, and build resilience.