Table 3.

Parameters found in the plans.

	Country	Afghanistan	Somalia	Yemen	Egypt	Morocco	Palestine	Pakistan	Jordan	Lebanon	Qatar	Saudi Arabia	UAE	Total
Pre-requisites	Political will	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
	Resources	N	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
	Legitimate institutions	N	N	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	5
	Incentives for compliance	N	N	Y	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	3
The priority setting process	Plan for continuity	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N	4
	Stakeholder participation	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	9
	Clear priority setting process/tools	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0
	Explicit priority setting criteria	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	3
	Use of evidence	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	11
	Reflection of public values	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N	1
	Publicity of plan	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
	Mechanisms for appealing priority decisions	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0
	Mechanisms for enforcement decisions	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	5
Implementation of the set priorities	Allocation of resources according to priorities	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0
	Improved internal accountability	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0
Priority Setting Impact	Impact on health policy & practice	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N	1
	Impact on population health	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	0
	Fair financial contribution	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	0
	Number of included criteria (of 20)	6 (30 %)	5 (25 %)	9 (45 %)	3 (15 %)	5 (25 %)	4 (20 %)	6 (30 %)	5 (25 %)	6 (30 %)	5 (25 %)	7 (35 %)	7 (35 %)