News & updates
Stay informed with the latest news and developments from the Regional Emergency and Critical Care Systems Strengthening Initiative (RECSI). From stories of the important work of our colleagues to updates on our key partnerships and initiatives, this is where you can keep up with how RECSI is supporting collaborative efforts to strengthen emergency and critical care systems throughout Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, and the Pacific region.
17 Nov 2025
PNG Nurses: Strengthening Critical Care Capacity
Members of Papua New Guinea’s critical care nursing workforce have strengthened their skills in managing critically ill patients through Basic Assessment and Support in Intensive Care (BASIC) for Nurses training held from 6th to the 10th of October at Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH). Only the third BASIC for Nurses course delivered in PNG, the program was facilitated by local faculty from Papua New Guinea with instructors from Port Moresby, Lae, and Alotau. The training commenced with a...
11 Nov 2025
RECSI Mid-Year Report 2025
RECSI regularly shares updates on our program activities and outcomes. Our first mid-year report, covering January to June 2025, is now available online. Publishing our reports on the website supports our commitment to transparency and accountability, giving stakeholders clear access to progress updates and insights that strengthen monitoring, evaluation, and learning. Download a copy of the report here:
6 Nov 2025
Timor-Leste ICU Clinicians Strengthen Critical Care Skills
The ICU at Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares (HNGV) has taken another important step toward strengthening critical care in Timor-Leste. Between 18 and 30 August 2025, more than 50 nurses and doctors participated in a two-week ICU refresher training activity designed to enhance knowledge, confidence and teamwork across the multi-disciplinary team. The activity was developed at the request of HNGV’s ICU leadership, who identified a need to refresh and consolidate core knowledge in anatomy,...
12 Nov 2025
By nurses, for nurses: PNG delivers first all-nursing BEC course
Papua New Guinea has marked a new chapter in national Basic Emergency Care (BEC) training, with the successful delivery of the region’s first BEC provider and training-of-trainers (ToT) courses taught entirely by nurses, to nurses. The courses were hosted in Port Moresby from the 18th to the 22nd of August, led by local facilitators from Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH), National St John Ambulance PNG (NSJA PNG), and ANGAU Memorial Provincial Hospital (AMPH). Image 1: The PNG nursing...
12 Nov 2025
Basic Emergency Care training in Mount Hagen upskilling local clinicians to provide timely emergency care to their communities
The Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority (WPHA) in Papua New Guinea has successfully hosted a series of Basic Emergency Care (BEC) courses at the Mt Hagen Provincial Hospital (MHPH) in August , providing essential and localised training to frontline healthcare workers from across the Highlands region. Image 1: Participants undertaking skills stations as part of the BEC provider course in Mt Hagan Provincial Hospital, Papua New Guinea Overall, 33 health care workers including...
