Annexes

Annex 1: Indicator definitions

Knowledge generation indicators
Institutions (academic)	Institutions (think thanks, NGOs, foundations or other policy research entities)
Institutions with a stated mission, vision or purpose to teach, train or conduct HPSR, or support health policy development, in operation during the year 2020. This may include, but not be limited to: university departments or faculties within schools of public health, such as health policy, planning and management, health services, health economics, community medicine, departments or faculties within schools of law or government, or other relevant schools.	Institutions with a stated mission, vision or purpose to generate HPSR-related policy outputs, in operation during the year 2020. Entities can be private or public.

Reports

Reports of national-level significance published for a national-level audience in each year 2018, 2019 and 2020, by academic/research institutions, that examined or evaluated any or all of the health system building blocks, with the objective of making recommendations to improve performance or strengthen the health system. This may include, but not be limited to reports addressing health policy, health systems, implementation research, health sector reforms, national health accounts etc.This includes policy briefs authored by institutions. This includes peer-reviewed journal articles first/last authored by staff members (faculty from academic institutions and experts in ‘other’ policy entities).

Academic and institutional capacity indicators
Faculty members/staff members (academic institutions)	Staff members (policy research entities)
Number of faculty teaching and/or conducting HPSR in the year 2018, 2019 and 2020. This may include, but not be limited to: Professor, Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer, Research Fellow, or other faculty designation.	Number of staff conducting HPSR in the year 2018, 2019 and 2020. This may include an ‘HPSR expert’ or other staff designation.

Course participants

Number of participants enrolled in HPSR-focused short courses in the year 2018, 2019 and 2020. Short course can be either online or face-to-face, stand-alone or part of a diploma/degree program.

Domestic HPSR financing indicators
Budget
Estimated amount in US$ (or local currency) of budget dedicated to HPSR activities within institutions in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. HPSR activities are defined as: HPSR teaching and training; HPSR research and dissemination (including knowledge translation); and implementation and technical assistance/ evaluation.

Engaging policy-makers and the public indicators
News
Total number of local newspaper articles (of any type, i.e., editorial, news feature, other) authored by staff members (faculty in academic institutions/experts in other research entities), and/or television media appearances by staff members (faculty/expert), in the year 2018, 2019 and 2020. Newspapers include those of national-level significance with wide circulation, that may be online or in print. Television media appearances include interviews on news programmes, profiles or other feature programmes.

Meetings

Number of formal meetings held in each year 2018, 2019 and 2020, hosted by institutions with government officials (provincial, regional or national) where evidence was formally presented and considered in policy and/or decision formulations/ recommendations on topics related to any of the health system building blocks. Evidence is defined as findings from primary research studies, systematic reviews or knowledge translation products.

Annex 2: Data collection tools

Country profile template

* Required

Country *

1. Number of think tanks, NGOs, foundations or other policy research entities with a stated mission, vision or purpose to generate HPSR-related policy outputs, in operation during the year 2020 *

2. Number of academic institutions with a stated mission, vision or purpose to teach, train or conduct HPSR, or support health policy development, in operation during the year 2020 *

This may include, but not be limited to: departments or faculties within schools of public health, such as health policy, planning and management, health services, health economics, community medicine, departments or faculties within schools of law or government, or other relevant schools.

3. Narrative on knowledge generation (up to 200 words) *

Please summarize key milestones in the development of HPSR generation in-country during the years 2018-2020. This may include the establishment of new schools or programmes, passage of new laws, special/donor initiatives, and/or global events) and/or a comment on the published reports or policy meetings held during the period. Narrative may also include description of other policy processes in exist that account for diversity/context-specificity of knowledge generation and use in country

4. Narrative on instances of influence in policy (up to 200 words) *

Please comment on salient and successful cases of HPSPR influence during the period 2018-2020 – what were the strategies and opportunities that brought about success

5. Narrative academic and institutional capacity (up to 200 words) *

Please comment on scope of HPSR trainings at all institutions during the period 2018-2020 for, including any government initiatives or quotas, and/or global partnerships (i.e., in the case of significant programmes like sandwich PhDs.

6. National health research budget *

Please report this indicator. Where there is no dedicated budget for health research, please select this option. Only where the country has a national budget line dedicated to health research, specify the amount in ‘other’.

7. Narrative on funding (up to 200 words) *

Please comment on status of HPSR funding in country during the period 2018-2020, including comment on who were the main funders of HPSR; and whether and why data availability is a challenge or any other salient perspective.

Institutional profile

The Partners’ HPSR Report is conceived as a collective and collaborative annual account of national- level HPSR production worldwide. The report has a twofold goal, firstly to measure and monitor the growth and evolution of HPSR; and secondly to advocate for increased investments in HPSR, especially at country-level. It is anticipated that the Global HPSPR Report will become a critical instrument to build the field of HPSR in the short-to-medium term.

1. Name of institution *

Institution type *

2. City *

In the case where an institution has multiple locations, please only report the city of its main campus or office.

3. Institutional website *

4. Number of reports of national-level significance published for a national-level audience produced in 2018 by your institution that examined or evaluated any or all of the health system building blocks, with the objective of making recommendations  to improve performance or strengthen the health system. *

This may include, but not be limited to reports addressing health policy, health systems, implementation research, health sector reforms, national health accounts etc. This may include policy briefs and peer-reviewed journal articles first/last authored by staff members within your institution. Please enter a figure. Where no such reports were published, please enter ‘0’. Where data is unavailable please enter ‘9999’.

5. Number of reports of national-level significance published for a national-level audience produced in 2019 by your institution that examined or evaluated any or all of the health system building blocks, with the objective of making recommendations  to improve performance or strengthen the health system. *

This may include, but not be limited to reports addressing health policy, health systems, implementation research, health sector reforms, national health accounts etc. This may include policy briefs and peer-reviewed journal articles first/last authored by staff members within your institution. Please enter a figure. Where no such reports were published, please enter ‘0’. Where data is unavailable please enter ‘9999’.

6. Number of reports of national-level significance published for a national-level audience produced in 2020 by your institution that examined or evaluated any or all of the health system building blocks, with the objective of making recommendations  to improve performance or strengthen the health system. *

This may include, but not be limited to reports addressing health policy, health systems, implementation research, health sector reforms, national health accounts etc. This may include policy briefs and peer-reviewed journal articles first/last authored by staff members within your institution. Please enter a figure. Where no such reports were published, please enter ‘0’. Where data is unavailable please enter ‘9999’.

7. Number of formal meetings held in 2018, hosted by your institution with government officials (provincial, regional or national), where evidence was formally presented and considered in policy and/or decision formulations/ recommendations. *

Evidence here is defined as findings from primary research studies, systematic reviews or knowledge translation products. Meetings include on topics related to any of the health system building blocks. Please enter a figure. Where no such meetings were held, please enter ‘0’. Where data is unavailable, please enter ‘9999’.

8. Number of formal meetings held in 2019, hosted by your institution with government officials (provincial, regional or national), where evidence was formally presented and considered in policy and/or decision formulations/ recommendations.*

Evidence here is defined as findings from primary research studies, systematic reviews or knowledge translation products. Meetings include on topics related to any of the health system building blocks. Please enter a figure. Where no such meetings were held, please enter ‘0’. Where data is unavailable, please enter ‘9999’.

9. Number of formal meetings held in 2020, hosted by your institution with government officials (provincial, regional or national), where evidence was formally presented and considered in policy and/or decision formulations/ recommendations. *

Evidence here is defined as findings from primary research studies, systematic reviews or knowledge translation products. Meetings include on topics related to any of the health system building blocks. Please enter a figure. Where no such meetings were held, please enter ‘0’. Where data is unavailable, please enter ‘9999’.

10. Number of faculty/staff members teaching and/or conducting HPSR in the year   2018. *

In academic institutions, this may include, but not be limited to: Professor, Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer, Research Fellow, or other faculty designation. In ‘other’ policy entities this may be HPSR experts or other staff designation. Please enter a figure. Where there are no staff, please enter ‘0’. Where data is unavailable, please enter ‘9999’.

11. Number of faculty/staff members teaching and/or conducting HPSR in the year  2019. *

In academic institutions, this may include, but not be limited to: Professor, Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer, Research Fellow, or other faculty designation. In ‘other’ policy entities this may be HPSR experts or other staff designation. Please enter a figure. Where there are no staff, please enter ‘0’. Where data is unavailable, please enter ‘9999’.

12. Number of faculty/staff members teaching and/or conducting HPSR in the year  2020. *

In academic institutions, this may include, but not be limited to: Professor, Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer, Research Fellow, or other faculty designation. In ‘other’ policy entities this may be HPSR experts or other staff designation. Please enter a figure. Where there are no staff, please enter ‘0’. Where data is unavailable, please enter ‘9999’.

13. Number of participants enrolled in HPSR-focused short courses in the year 2018 *

Short courses can be either online or face-to-face, stand-alone or part of a diploma/ degree programme. Please enter a figure. Where there are no short courses, please enter ‘0’. Where data is unavailable, please enter ‘9999’.

14. Number of participants enrolled in HPSR-focused short courses in the year 2019 *

Short courses can be either online or face-to-face, stand-alone or part of a diploma/ degree programme. Please enter a figure. Where there are no short courses, please enter ‘0’. Where data is unavailable, please enter ‘9999’.

15. Number of participants enrolled in HPSR-focused short courses in the year 2020 *

Short courses can be either online or face-to-face, stand-alone or part of a diploma/ degree programme. Please enter a figure. Where there are no short courses, please enter ‘0’. Where data is unavailable, please enter ‘9999’.

16. Total number of local newspaper articles (of any type, i.e., editorial, news feature, other) authored by staff members (faculty in academic institutions/experts in other  research entities), and/or local newspaper articles about academic institutions and research entities authored by reporters/journalists, and/or television media appearances by staff members (faculty/expert) or television programs about the institutions in the year 2018. *

Newspapers include those of national-level significance with wide circulation, that may be online or in print. Television media appearances include interviews on news programmes, profiles or other feature programmes.

Please enter a figure. Where there were no newspaper articles or television appearances, please enter ‘0’. Where data is unavailable, please enter ‘9999’.

17. Total number of local newspaper articles (of any type, i.e., editorial, news feature, other) authored by staff members (faculty in academic institutions/experts in other      research entities), and/or local newspaper articles about academic institutions and research entities authored by reporters/journalists, and/or television media appearances by staff members (faculty/expert) or television programs about the institutions in the year 2019. *

Newspapers include those of national-level significance with wide circulation, that may be online or in print. Television media appearances include interviews on news programmes, profiles or other feature programmes.

Please enter a figure. Where there were no newspaper articles or television appearances, please enter ‘0’. Where data is unavailable, please enter ‘9999’.

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