Questions, Logic Model, and M&E

1.List the top 20 questions your team needs to answer to advance the venture forward. Categorize the questions if necessary.

1. How can the accuracy of our product be improved?
2. Will the current infrastructure of health services in Sierra Leone be able to easily integrate our product?
3. How can we reduce the cost of per strip test?
4. Which design of the test itself is the most effective for accuracy as well as ease of use?
5. How can we ensure/convince people to use our product as a regular part of post-childbirth care?
6. What specific data are we looking to gather in Sierra Leone?
7. How can we continue to develop current as well as establish new partnerships with those in Sierra Leone?
8. How should we continue searching for funding for our venture? What proposals do we need to be writing and when are those applications due?
9. What kind of system will it take to mass produce and distribute our product?
10. What is the most important information to gather while in Sierra Leone to further the venture?
11. Is our product currently too complex for health care workers?
12. What is the most effective way to train health care workers to use the product in a consistent and replicable way?
13. What is the best use of our current data when applying for grants/funding?
14. What information is most useful in trying to convince others of this product’s effectiveness/usefulness?
15. How can information on Sickle Cell Disease best be spread throughout different populations?
16. What does post-diagnosis treatment and care look like? Does it need improvement and how can we help with that?
17. Who will be in charge of producing the device in the long term?
18. How can we prevent cross contamination on our product?
19. What sort of interviews should we be conducting when in Sierra Leone? What questions will we be asking locals? 
20.  How can our plan be improved to help the most people possible?

2.Develop and Visualize the Theory of Change (Logic Model) for your venture.

Inputs

• Lab work, reagents, materials, time and labor to produce prototypes
• collaboration with global partners and other sickle cell organizations

Outputs (Activities)

• A more accurate and inexpensive product

• System for treatment following diagnosis

• System for mass production and use of the product

• Train and educate medical professionals on a repeatable method to use the device effectively – measured by the number of clinics that have implemented our device

• Number of children who are diagnosed correctly and are able to receive treatment

Outputs (Participation)

• Trained medical professionals who know how to use the device and give effective plan of care based on results

• Guidance from Sickle Cell Advocacy groups and World Hope International on how to maximize use and benefits

Outcomes (short)

• Raise awareness of  Sickle Cell Disease
• Increased rate of SCD screening
• Increased access to diagnostic screening for Sickle Cell Anemia

• Increased birth planning, especially among those carrying the sickle cell trait or those who have the disease

• Medical staff will be able to educate mothers or legal guardians on how to receive treatment for SCD

Outcomes (long)

• Reduce mortality rate of children across Sierra Leone due to Sickle cell anemia

• Widespread access to a diagnostic device for sickle cell 

• Community members fully educated on their options for treatment after diagnosis and how to proceed with carrier status

• Increased life expectancy of children diagnosed with Sickle Cell in Sierra Leone

Assumptions

• Hospitals will be cooperative in implementing our device
• Many patients/parents of children will consent to be screened for SCD

External Factors

• Economy fluctuations 
• Political instability
• Government regulations (pandemic)

3.Develop a M&E plan for your venture.

Clearly list all assumptions.

Identify short-term and long-term success metrics.

(Optional) identify specific methods to measure the metrics.

Collaborated on by: Kathleen Gifford, Anjali Shah, and Lauryn Jones