Table 1 Availability of a national health policy, strategic health plan and health research policy
From: Status of national health research systems in ten countries of the WHO African Region
Health research policy | No. of countries n= 10 |
|---|---|
Official national health policy (NHP) | 7 |
Strategic health plan (SHP) | 8 |
Official health research policy (HRP) | 3 |
HRP with a preamble | 3 |
HRP with health research situation analysis | 3 |
HRP with a strategic vision for health research | 3 |
Working plan for national health research system (NHRS) | 2 |
Strategic vision for assessment of NHRS | 2 |
National health research policy statement (aims, objectives) | 2 |
Complementarity's between NHP and HRP | 2 |
Universities involved in formulation of HRP | 3 |
Medical research councils | 3 |
Representatives of nongovernmental hospitals | 2 |
Provincial or regional medical officers of health | 3 |
District medical officers of health | 2 |
National medical association | 3 |
Administrators of HRP | 3 |
HRP needs updating | 2 |
HRP does not exist but policy-makers interested in developing it | 7 |
WHO support needed in development of HRP | 7 |
Form of support: technical | 7 |
Guidelines on formulation of HRP | 6 |
Financial support for health research situation analysis | 6 |
Technical guidance in development of grant proposals | 6 |
Human capacity development for HRP implementation | 7 |
Sharing of experiences and lessons from countries with HRP | 7 |