Table 2.

Stakeholder mapping for the planning of national needs assessment for prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases

Types	Stakeholders	Purpose of Engagement
Patients and the public: Current and potential CVD patients their caregivers, families, and consumer advocacy organizations	• Heart Patient • Family member of heart patient	Inform: Provide balanced and objective information to help them understand the needs assessment process, results and recommendations
Providers: Individuals (e.g., nurses, physicians, health counselors, pharmacists, and other providers of care and support services) and organizations (e.g., hospitals, clinics, community health centers, community-based organizations, pharmacies) that provide care to patients and populations	• Nepal Medical Association • Cardiac Society of Nepal • Nepal Nursing Association – representative • Nepal Health Professional Council–representative • Female Community Health  Volunteer – representative	Involve: To work with stakeholders throughout the process to ensure their feedback is incorporated
Purchasers: Employers, the self-insured, government and other entities responsible for underwriting the costs of health care	• Patient – out of pocket payers • Family member – out of pocket payers • Non-communicable disease section, Department of Health Services • Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, • Health Management Information System • National Health Training Center	Collaborate: Partner in the needs assessment conduction: defining objectives, data collection, data analysis and interpretation
Payers : Insurers, others responsible for reimbursement for interventions and episodes of care	• MoHP-Health Insurance Board • MoHP – Nursing and Social Security Division • NGOs for CVD - representative	Consult: Obtain inputs on the process, results and recommendations
Policy makers : National and Province level health planners and other policy making entities	• Ministry of Health and Population • National planning commission • Nepal Health Research Council	Empower: Engage in the needs assessment process with shared power in decision-making process.
Product makers: Drug and device manufacturers	• Association of Pharmaceutical Producers of Nepal, Local Pharmacies • Department of Drug Administration, Nepal Chemist and Druggist Association • Private for profit provider – representative (Norvic) • Teaching hospitals (Nepal Medical College, NMC)	Consult: Obtain inputs on the process, results and recommendations
Principal Investigators: Other researchers and their funders	Researchers	Empower: to engage in the needs assessment process with shared power in the decision-making process.