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Table 4 HPSR Project Characteristics

From: Assessing capacity for health policy and systems research in low and middle income countries*

 

TOTAL

Per Capita GNP

   

Low

Low Middle

Upper Middle

 

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Total projects

321

 

140

 

106

 

75

 

Duration average (months)

14.3

 

16.6

 

12.7

 

16.9

 

FTE per project

2.8

 

3.5

 

2.4

 

2.3

 

% projects over 1 year

76

 

71

 

79

 

72

 

Project funding

% with project funding

96%

 

92%

 

99%

 

97%

 

Average all sources

$47,638

 

$51,277

 

$49,338

 

$37,083

 

Internationally funded

$43,215

 

$61,728

 

$51,455

 

$35,446

 

Government funded

$54,148

 

$10,476

 

$58,356

 

$46,250

 

Privately/other funded

$23,600

 

$43,250

 

$5,000

 

$21,500

 

Annually per project

$27,030

 

$24,816

 

$31,141

 

$24,725

 

Project initiation by source, within groups

Donor/contractor/research partner

99

31

45

32

23

21

29

38

Government

78

24

30

22

40

38

11

14

Own institution

108

34

54

38

31

29

23

30

Mix/Other

37

12

11

8

12

12

13

17

Projects funded by source, within groups

International

193

60

101

72

47

44

47

62

Government

96

30

27

19

48

45

20

27

Private & Other

33

10

13

9

11

11

8

11