Table 1.

List of selected frameworks

Name of the institution	Name of the framework
▪ Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	Health research and health-related data – Framework and action plan
▪ Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED)	COHRED research and innovation for health system development framework
▪ European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies	TAPIC framework (transparency, accountability, participation, integrity, capacity)
▪ National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)	NICE research governance framework
▪ Health Research Authority & Departments of Health United Kingdom	United Kingdom policy framework for health and social care research
▪ National Health and Medical Research Agency (NHMRC) Australia	Research governance framework
Name of authors	Name of the framework
▪ Pang et al. [33]	Conceptual framework and foundation for health research systems
▪ Rani et al. [10]	Health research: essential governance and management functions