Table 2.
Parameters found in the plans
| Country | Burkina Faso | Chad | DR Congo | Ethiopia | Mali | Mozambique | Niger | Rwanda | Uganda | Algeria | Angola | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Ghana | Kenya | Nigeria | Zambia | South Africa | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prerequisites | Political will | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 18 |
| Resources | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | 9 | |
| Legitimate institutions | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 15 | |
| Incentives for compliance | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | |
| The priority setting process | Stakeholder participation | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 18 |
| Clear priority setting process/tools | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | |
| Explicit priority setting criteria | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | 7 | |
| Use of evidence | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 17 | |
| Reflection of public values | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1 | |
| Publicity of priorities | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | 2 | |
| Mechanisms for appealing the decision | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | 8 | |
| Mechanisms for enforcement decisions | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | 6 | |
| Implementation of the set priorities | Allocation of resources according to priorities | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | 10 |
| Improved internal accountability | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | 6 | |
| Priority setting impact | Impact on swiftness | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | 7 |
| Impact on population health | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | |
| Impact on reducing inequalities | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | |
| Fair financial contribution | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | |
| Increased public confidence in the health sector | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | |
| Plan for continuity | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | 8 | |
| Number of criteria accomplished (of 20) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 |