EVIPNet Europe - Hungary workshop/meeting report (Budapest, Hungary, 5-6 November 2019)

Hungary officially became member of the Evidence-informed Policy Network (EVIPNet) Europe in 2015. The primary objective of the workshop was to further expand knowledge and skills among key stakeholders in Hungary and create a solid foundation for future Evidence-informed Policy-making (EIP) activities.

EVIPNet Europe was established in October 2012 under the umbrella of the WHO European Health Information Initiative and in support of the “Action plan to strengthen the use of evidence, information and research for policy-making in the WHO European Region”. EVIPNet envisages a world in which the best available and context-sensitive evidence is used to inform health policy-making. The Network pursues its goal by fostering the implementation and institutionalization of Evidence-informed Policy-making (EIP) activities in its member countries. Knowledge Translation Platforms (KTP), promoted by EVIPNet, are a recognized mechanism for institutionally linking research to action.