Table 4

Production
Function Elements & Related indicators
 Asia
 CEE
 Africa
 Latin America


Korea
 Thai
 B'desh
 Hung
 Lithu.
 Kazak.
 Mauri.
 Namib
 Uganda
 Chile
 Ecuad
 Nicar.
20. Mechanism for national and international cooperation to improve national Health Research status?
 National researchagenda
 N/A
 N/A
 Funder and Stake-holders
 Coop-eration
 Policy
 N/A
 Coop-eration
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
21. Who is driving the health research agenda?
 Rs PMs
 Combo
 Foreign Aid
 Rs
 Rs
 Rs
 Rs
 Combo
 ENHR
 Rs
 Foreign aid
 Foreign aid
22. %Research completed in time for policy-makers.
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 39%
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
23. Capacity to mobilize resources?
 N/A
 HIGH FORGN
 HIGH FORGN
 LOW
 LOW
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
24. Evidence of external influence in health research agenda?
 N/A
 N/A
 Y
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 N/A
 Y
 N/A
 Y
 Y
 Y

CEE: Central and Eastern Europe; Thai: Thailand, B'desh: Bangladesh, Hung: Hungary, Lithu: Lithuania, Kazak: Kazakhstan, Mauri: Mauritius, Namib: Namibia, Ecuad: Ecuador, Nicar: Nicaragua, FORGN: foreign funding, Rs: Researchers, ENHR: Essential National Health Research, Combo: combination, PMs: prime ministers

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