Table 1 Indicators assessed under the four different objectives
Objective | Indicators |
|---|---|
Strengthening research Governance | • Countries with valid health research policies, strategic plans, and priority lists • Countries with legislation on R4H • All countries with national or institutional ethics review committees • At least 80% of countries have a national or institutional ethics review committee assessing & providing feedback within 3 months. |
Creating & sustaining resources | • Countries with a health research promoting unit within the MOH • Countries with universities/colleges that have a training programme in health research • Countries with a national health research institute/council |
Producing and using health research | • Countries with a R & D coordination mechanism • Each country to increase the number of articles published in peer reviewed journals byat least 30%. • Countries with a knowledge translation platform |
Financing health research | • Countries that have a dedicated budget line for R4H • Countries investing at least 2% of the national health budget in R4H • Countries investing at least 5% of health sector development assistance in R4H • Countries regularly tracking R4H spending from all sources |