Table 5 Country action plans
Action plan item | Most common responses across country teams |
|---|---|
Concept | â–Ş Informed decision- making and sharing of knowledge |
| Â | â–Ş Build partnerships and networking between all stakeholders to advocate for better health |
Target groups | â–Ş Health professionals and professional associations |
| Â | â–Ş NGOs |
| Â | â–Ş Policymakers at Government and MOH |
Level | â–Ş National |
Location | â–Ş MOH |
Core team | â–Ş MOH |
| Â | â–Ş Researchers and universities |
| Â | â–Ş NGOs and civil societies |
| Â | â–Ş Health professionals and professional associations |
| Â | â–Ş International organizations |
Partnerships and | â–Ş MOH |
linkages | â–Ş Universities and research institutions |
| Â | â–Ş NGOs and civil societies |
| Â | â–Ş International organizations |
| Â | â–Ş Donors |
Stakeholders support | â–Ş Advocacy of policymakers |
â–Ş Financial resources | |
| Â | â–Ş Accesses to relevant information and research (including tacit knowledge) |
| Â | â–Ş Technical and capacity-building on KT activities |
Financial support | â–Ş International |
| Â | â–Ş National |
Barriers | â–Ş Lack of communication between researchers and policymakers |
| Â | â–Ş Lack of financial resources |
| Â | â–Ş Lack of policy-relevant research (e.g. systematic reviews) |
| Â | â–Ş Lack of documentation of experiences and lack of mechanisms to utilize tacit knowledge |
| Â | â–Ş Subjective nature of decision-making processes |
| Â | â–Ş Short life of the MOH |
| Â | â–Ş Research messages are not clear for policymakers |
Plans | â–Ş Policy briefs |
| Â | â–Ş Policy dialogues |
| Â | â–Ş Building relationships with the media |
| Â | â–Ş Publications |
| Â | â–Ş Working teams for knowledge creation and translation |
| Â | â–Ş Websites, emails, and newsletters. |
| Â | â–Ş National/regional conferences/networking, workshops and seminars. |
M&E | â–Ş Set performance indicators |
| Â | â–Ş Timely policy briefs and evaluation of impact. |