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Table 5 Countries with national priorities

From: National research for health systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: moving towards the right direction?

Country

National priorities

Year

Lead institution

Argentina

Yes

2012

Ministry of Health and Ministry of Science and Technology

Brazil

Yes

2011

Ministry of Health

Costa Rica

Yes

NA

Ministry of Health

Dominican Republic

No

  

Ecuador

Yes

NA

Ministry of Health

Guatemala

Yes

2013

Ministry of Health

Honduras

No

  

Mexico

No

  

Panama

No

  

Paraguay

Yes

2008

Ministry of Health

Peru

Yes

2009

National Institute of Health

Uruguay

No

  

Caribbean Region

Yes

2010

Caribbean Health Research Council

  1. Leading institutions were mainly MoHs. In Peru, it was lead by the National Institute of Health, which reports to the MoH. In Argentina, both the MoH and the Ministry of Science and Technology, have developed priorities for research for health. In the Caribbean, it was coordinated by the CHRC [2935].