Program Logic
Overview
The Regional Emergency and Critical Care Systems Strengthening Initiative (RECSI) aims to enhance emergency and critical care capacity across Timor Leste and the Pacific region. This will contribute to the universal health coverage agenda, and enhance preparedness and response capability for health emergencies. RECSI is supported by the Australian Government through the Partnerships for a Healthy Region initiative, and will be delivered over a three-year period from July 2024. RECSI consortium partners will work closely with local stakeholders to design, implement and evaluate the program.
As part of RECSI’s inception, a theory of change (TOC) approach was used to enable a holistic and long-term lens toward the program’s goal. The TOC was developed via a series of participatory partner and stakeholder meetings focussed on the conception of a shared vision and strategy for the initiative. In parallel with RECSI’s risk register, the TOC considers factors impacting the program including local context and stakeholder influence. RECSI’s underlying TOC is represented visually via a structured program logic, which describes program activities and outputs, and how they contribute to defined intermediate outcome (IOs) and end-of-program outcomes (EOPOs).
Goal
Healthcare systems across Timor-Leste, PNG and the broader Pacific region deliver better health outcomes for patients requiring acute care.
Progam Outcomes
EOPO1:
Healthcare systems across Timor-Leste, PNG and the broader Pacific region are more resilient and equitable, with strengthened capacity to deliver timely and effective acute care in response to evolving patterns of disease.
EOPO2:
Healthcare systems across Timor-Leste, PNG and the broader Pacific region have greater capacity for data-driven decision making, with strengthened capability to collect, interpret and utilise acute care data.
Theme A: Workforce Capacity & Training.
IO A: Health workers have improved capacity to provide timely, effective and evidence-based emergency and critical care within the available resources, under routine conditions and during surge events (such as sudden-onset disasters).
Theme B: Systems and Processes.
RECSI IO B: Healthcare facilities have improved systems and processes to facilitate the delivery of timely, effective and evidence-based acute care, including the identification, management and referral of patients with time-sensitive and critical care needs.
Theme C: Data and Research.
RECSI IO C: Health workers have enhanced capability to use systematically-collected acute care data to facilitate disease surveillance, performance improvement, context-relevant research and health policy decision-making.
Theme D: Leadership & Governance.
RECSI IO D: Health workers have enhanced capacity to lead and govern acute care systems improvements, drive safety and quality reforms, manage multi-disciplinary teams and optimise preparedness and response strategies for health emergencies.
Cross-Cutting Intermediate Outcomes
RECSI IO E: Health workers have greater confidence and capacity to address gender equality, disability and social inclusion issues in the development and delivery of acute care.
RECSI IO F: Health workers across Timor-Leste, PNG and the broader Pacific region have access to acute care networks that facilitate the exchange of knowledge, resources and experience.
RECSI IO G: Organisations supporting regional acute care development have an effective platform for collaboration, communication and coordination.
Outputs & Activities
Acute care health workers across RECSI’s three geographical streams have access to training, tools and resources that enhance their capacity to respond to health emergencies; apply data-driven decision-making; deliver timely, effective and evidence-based care; and improve equity and outcomes for patients with both communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Outputs and Activities Vary across the geographical streams and have been chosen in close consultation with our partners and stakeholders. For more details on planned activities please see our Courses and Events page.