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Table 3 List of research ideas by thematic areas and sources of suggestion

From: Public health research priorities for WHO on COVID-19 in the South-East Asia Region: results of a prioritization survey

WHO country/regional office

Basis sciences

Epidemiology

Clinical sciences

Health system

Public health interventions

Pandemic preparedness

Social, economic and equity-related

Total

Bangladesh

1

5

3

3

5

2

1

20

Bhutan

0

1

1

2

0

0

0

4

India

1

4

2

1

0

2

10

Indonesia

0

2

3

3

0

8

Maldives

1

1

2

1

0

0

5

Myanmar

1

5

6

14

8

1

3

38

Nepal

0

9

2

2

5

2

0

20

Sri Lanka

1

4

1

0

1

0

7

Thailand

0

3

0

1

4

0

1

9

Timor-Leste

0

1

0

5

2

0

1

9

Regional office

2

9

11

24

14

5

8

73

Preliminary list (%)

7

(3.4)

44

(21.7)

26

(12.8)

56

(27.6)

43

(21.2)

11

(5.4)

16

(7.9)

203

Shortlist (%)

4 (5.1)

17 (21.8)

12 (15.4)

23 (29.5)

13 (16.7)

5 (6.4)

4 (5.1)

78

Priority list (%)

1 (3.7)

5 (18.5)

1 (3.7)

10 (37.0)

6 (22.2)

1 (3.7)

3 (11.1)

27