Table 3.

Framework for measuring the impact of capacity strengthening efforts in health policy making

	Developing individual capacity	Developing organizational capacity	Developing institutional capacity
Increasing access to research evidence	Analysed research available, accessible and usable by policy makers/influencers.	Development of multimedia communications for research dissemination.	Improved infrastructural support for policy makers to access research evidence including summaries. Policy maker required to review evidence base during policy cycle—either directly, or through mandated external body.
Increasing and deepening interaction	Evidence of interaction between policy community and research community (e.g. joint meetings, workshops, etc).	Opportunities for researcher-policy maker interaction. Identification of knowledge brokers. Involvement of policy community in setting research agenda. Involvement of researchers in policy formulation	Set mechanism for consultation between researchers and policy makers at all stages of policy cycle.
Increasing research receptivity	Rates of participation in training programme. Ability to assess and critically analyse evidence.	Ongoing training programmes/opportunities established.	Norms and policies indicating requirement to use evidence in policy process decisions. Systems of accountability, including through parliamentary review, established to ensure that policy decisions are evidence-informed where appropriate.