Assessing the capacity of ministries of health to use research in decision-making: conceptual framework and tool

Table 2 Study countries

Countries	WHO Region	Economic status^a	Population (Thousands)
Fiji	Western Pacific	Lower middle income	868
Moldova	Europe	Lower middle income	3559
South Africa	Africa	Upper middle income	50,856
Zambia	Africa	Lower middle income	13,747
Lebanon	Eastern Mediterranean	Upper middle income	4259
Bangladesh	South-East Asia	Low income	150,493
India	South-East Asia	Lower middle income	1,241,491
Pakistan	Eastern Mediterranean	Lower middle income	176,745

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