Table 2.
Characteristics of experts interviewed.
| Continents | Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania. |
|---|---|
| Countries* |
Asia: China, India, and the Philippines. Africa: Angola, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa. Europe: Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Liberia, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Russia, and the United Kingdom. North America: Barbados, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. South America: Brazil. Oceania: Australia and New Zealand. |
| Organizations* practical background |
Non-governmental: World Health Organization (Africa, Americas, Europe, South-East Asia, Western Pacific, China, and Russia), World Bank; World Economic Forum, International Monetary Fund, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, United Nations Development Programme, UK Medical Research Council, Commonwealth Fund International Program, and Public Health Foundation of India. Governmental: Ministry or Department of Health (Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Portugal, and Spain), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and European Commission. |
| Organizations* academic background | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, University of Miami, London School of Economics, Trinity College Dublin, NOVA School of Business and Economics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of São Paulo, UTS Business School, Getúlio Vargas Foundation, Grattan Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the University of Campinas. |
| Positions* | Advisors (health, social or economic), Coordinators (health systems), University leadership, Directors and Representative of international organizations, Leader Economists, Leader Physicians, Ministers and Secretariats of Health, Directors of public health associations, Professors, and Researchers. |
| * Countries, organizations, and positions were listed if the interviewee was engaged in the work for at least 2 years. | |
Description: the world-renowned health system experts were characterized according to their countries' knowledge, organizational practical and academic background, and positions.