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Table 3 Resources

From: Health Research Profile to assess the capacity of low and middle income countries for equity-oriented research

Function Elements & Related indicators

Asia

CEE

Africa

Latin America

 

Korea

Thai

B'desh

Hung

Lithu.

Kazak.

Mauri.

Namib

Uganda

Chile

Ecuad

Nicar.

10. Total amount spent on health research (000,000s USD).

140.3

2.3

2.3

24.9

22.5

2.4

N/A

N/A

N/A

10.7

2.2

N/A

11. Proportion spent on priorities. %.

N/A

N/A

N/A

60%

N

LOW

N/A

N/A

N/A

N

N/A

N/A

12. Number of researchers per 10 000 capita

4.4

1.77

0.042

1.54

3.6

2.1

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

13. Number of research institutions

N/A

28

20

20

8

14

N/A

N/A

N/A

4

N/A

N/A

14. Influences in funding.

N/A

N/A

FORGN

GOV

N/A

Rs

FORGN

FORGN

N/A

GOV

FORGN

FORGN

15. Who decides funding?

GOV

GOV

GOV FORGN

GOV

GOV

GOV

Rs

FORGN

FORGN

Rs

FORGN

FORGN

16. Agency for management/coordination?

N/A

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N/A

17. Quality assurance system?

Fin-ancing

Fin-ancing

N

Peer-review

Peer-review

Fin-ancing

Fin-ancing

Fin-ancing

N

Peer-review

N/A

Peer-review

18. Source of funding %internal vs. %external.

N/A

INT 95 EXT 5

INT 34 EXT 66

INT 94 EXT 6

INT 90 EXT 10

N/A

INT 1 EXT 99

INT 3 EXT 97

N/A

< EXT

< EXT

< EXT

19. Who decides national health research financing?

GOV

GOV

GOV FORGN

GOV

GOV

GOV

Rs

FORGN

FORGN

Rs

FORGN

FORGN

  1. CEE: Central and Eastern Europe; Thai: Thailand, B'desh: Bangladesh, Hung: Hungary, Lithu: Lithuania, Kazak: Kazakhstan, Mauri: Mauritius, Namib: Namibia, Ecuad: Ecuador, Nicar: Nicaragua, GOV: Government, FORGN: foreign funding, PLCY: Policy, AGDA: Agenda, INT: Internal funding, EXT: external funding, Rs: researchers