Stakeholders’ involvement in the six countries
| Afghanistan | Ethiopia | Pakistan | Somalia | Sudan | Zanzibar (Tanzania) | |
| Was any stakeholders’ analysis conducted at the initial stage of the UHC EPHS development? | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Who were the national and international stakeholders centrally involved in the EPHS process? | ||||||
| Parliament | No | No | Some parliamentarians | Social Standing Committee | No | No |
| Finance | No | Director of Economic Planning | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Planning | No | No | Member of Social Sector of Planning Commission and staff | Yes | No | Yes |
| Community and patients’ groups | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Private sector | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| National academia | No | National universities | Aga Khan University and Health Services Academy | Yes | National Public Health Institute | No |
| Multilateral organisations | WHO | WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP IOM and UN health and nutrition cluster | WHO, UNICEF, Global Fund, GAVI and WB | WHO, UNICEF UNFPA and WB | WHO | WHO and UNICEF |
| Humanitarian and development partners | BMGF and WB | UK, Italy, USAID, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Finland, Germany and Canada | BMGF, USAID and FCDO | UK, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, Germany, USAID, Gavi and Global Fund | EU | WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA |
| Others | International academic institutes | International academic institutes | International academic institutes | – | Consultancy firm | International academic institutes and Bureau of statistics |
| What type of support was provided by multilateral organisations? | ||||||
| WHO | Technical support | Technical and financial support | Technical and financial support | Technical and financial support | Technical support | Technical and financial support |
| UNICEF | Technical support | Technical review | Technical and financial support | Technical support | No | Technical support |
| UNDP | All no | |||||
| World Bank | Technical support | Technical and financial support | Technical and financial support | Technical and financial support | Technical support | No |
*An existing profile from Reform Directorate at the MOH was used.
BMGF, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; EPHS, essential packages of health services; EU, European Union; FDCO, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office UK; GAVI, GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance; IOM, International Organization for Migration; MOH, Ministry of Health; UHC, universal health coverage; UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund; UNICEF, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund; USAID, United States Agency for International Development; WB, World Bank; WFP, World Food Programme.