Afghanistan and Pakistan, countries

Afghanistan and Pakistan, countries that were previously selected to participate in the Global Survey project, have been included in the multicountry survey and the selection of health facilities has followed the previously used random sampling scheme.Mongolian health facilities were also added to the network using the same procedures. In addition, selected facilities from Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine (West Bank) and Qatar were added to the network. The health facilities from Cuba, Algeria and the Mexican State of Tamaulipas were discontinued. In the end, 370 health facilities from 29 countries (i.e. Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, India, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uganda, Viet Nam) will participate in this study.