Table 1 Select priority setting processes categorized by level and disease specificity
From: Priority setting and health policy and systems research
| Â | Disease specific | HPSR considered alone or separately |
|---|---|---|
Global level | • Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative -- Childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea • Global Forum for Health Research -- use of Combined Approach Matrix for research on schizophrenia, indoor air pollution | • The Ad Hoc Committee on Health Research Relating to Future Intervention Options [26] • Task Force on Health Systems Research [17] |
National level | • Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative -- South Africa • Global Forum for Health Research -- use of Combined Approach Matrix for: diarrhoeal diseases research in India; research for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in Pakistan | • Brazil and Malaysia national priority setting • England's National Service Delivery & Organisation research and development program [13, 27] • Canada, consortia including Canadian Health Services Research Foundation [28] |
Institutional level | • Special Programme for Research & Training in Tropical Diseases (application of Combined Approach Matrix) | • World Health Organization Advisory Committee on Health Research [29] |