Funding agencies in low- and middle-income countries: support for knowledge translation
Cynthia Cordero, Rachel Delino, L Jeyaseelan, Mary Ann Lansang, Juan M Lozano, Shuba Kumar, Socorro Moreno, Merle Pietersen, Jose Quirino, Visanu Thamlikitkul, Vivian A Welch, Jacqueline Tetroe, Aleida ter Kuile, Ian D Graham, Jeremy Grimshaw, Vic Neufeld, George Wells, Peter Tugwell
Volume 86, Number 7, July 2008, 524-534
Table 1. Funding agencies interviewed
| Country | Abbreviation | Organization | Additional selection criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| International | CIDA | Canadian International Development Agency | – |
| DFID | Department for International Development (United Kingdom) | – | |
| IDRC | International Development Research Centre | – | |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development | – | |
| WHO/TDR | WHO – Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases | – | |
| International agencies interviewed at country offices | CIDAb | CIDA – Brazil office | Continued support of regional development |
| PAHO | Pan American Health Organization – Brazil office | – | |
| WBp | World Bank – Philippines office | Chosen because of its extensive and innovative knowledge translation activities | |
| Brazil | FAPESP | State of São Paulo Research Foundation | Most stable research granting institution |
| CNPq | National Council for Scientific and Technological Development | Responsible for establishing national policies for research | |
| Colombia | Colciencias | Instituto Colombiano para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y la Tecnología | External recognition as research funders; number of projects supported; availability of key informants |
| MSP | Ministry for Social Protection (equivalent to Ministry of Health) | ||
| India | ICSSR | Indian Council for Social Science Research | – |
| DFIDi | Department for International Development – India office | – | |
| ICMR | Indian Council of Medical Research | Largest national funding agency for medical research | |
| Philippines | PCHRD | Philippine Council for Health Research and Development | Mandated by law to perform and promote basic and applied research |
| DOH | Department of Health | Focused on systems and health-care delivery research | |
| South Africa | MRC | Medical Research Council of South Africa | – |
| HST | Health Systems Trust | – | |
| Thailand | TRF | Thailand Research Fund | Major national funding agencies and the extent to which they were likely to perform knowledge translation |
| HSRI | Health Systems Research Institute | ||
| NRCT | National Research Council of Thailand | ||
| NSTDA | National Science and Technology Development Agency | ||