Table 2.

Key dimensions of health system readiness to address DV

HS dimensions	Values	Leadership and governance	Financing and other resources	Co-ordination and community engagement	Health workforce	Infrastructure and supplies	Information
Indicators at macro level (examples)	Supportive values and attitudes among health policy-makers’ (e.g. acknowledgement of DV as a public health problem)	Laws on DV/VAW National protocol on DV/VAW response Health policy-makers’ willingness and agency to support roll out of DV services	Dedicated budget line for DV/VAW response	National and subnational multi-sectoral partnerships (e.g. memorandum of understanding) Mechanisms for DV/VAW multi-sectoral co-ordination (e.g. DV Co-ordinating Committees)	National co-ordinator on DV/VAW at MoH National training on DV/VAW	Guidance (e.g. policy directive or guideline) that defines what infrastructure should be expected at the different levels of health-care services to respond to DV, and what supplies should be available for DV response	Existence of systems and procedures for collecting and compiling DV/VAW data from health-care services and documenting follow-up care (e.g. referrals offered and taken up)
Indicators at facility level (meso) (examples)	Supportive values and attitudes among health managers' and health staff	Facility standard-operational procedures for dealing with cases of DV Health managers’ and staff willingness and agency to champion and implement DV services	Dedicated human, material and technical resources	Local referral network between health facility and support services (health and non-health) Sensitization activities on DV at community level Working with local NGOs/local leaders to raise awareness on DV	Dedicated and trained staff for dealing with DV Training on DV for health staff (e.g. regular and annual) System in place to support trained staff	Availability of private examination rooms/areas for providing care Availability of drugs and supplies for DV cases	DV data collection forms (or separate register for DV cases)