EVIPNet Americas: informing policies with evidence
Authors/Editors: EVIPNet Americas Secretariat
Publisher/Journal: The Lancet
Publication date: 2008; 372:1130-1131
Language: English
Number of pages: 2
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Overview
“….Public-health and health-system policies based on sound scientific evidence and best practices can improve health and equity, and the use of research results is essential for health and development.1–5 Yet accessing and incorporating research evidence to inform decision making does not occur systematically, but is especially critical in low-income and middle-income countries that face tremendous health challenges with insufficient resources. WHO is actively working to address this issue. Evidence-Informed Policy Network (EVIPNet) arose from the Ministerial Summit on Health Research in Mexico City in 2004 and a resolution adopted by the 58th World Health Assembly in 2005…”