This article is part of a series written for people responsible for making decisions about health policies and programmes and for those who support these decision makers. After a policy decision has been made, the next key challenge is transforming this stated policy position into practical actions. What...
Policy briefs are a relatively new approach to packaging research evidence for policymakers. The first step in a policy brief is to prioritise a policy issue. Once an issue is prioritised, the focus then turns to mobilising the full range of research evidence relevant to the various features of the issue...
Policy dialogues allow research evidence to be considered together with the views, experiences and tacit knowledge of those who will be involved in, or affected by, future decisions about a highpriority issue. Increasing interest in the use of policy dialogues has been fuelled by a number of factors: 1. ...
In this article, we address strategies to inform and engage the public in policy development and implementation. The importance of engaging the public (both patients and citizens) at all levels of health systems is widely recognised. They are the ultimate recipients of the desirable and undesirable impac...
In this article, we address the use of evidence to inform judgements about the balance between the pros and cons of policy and programme options. We suggest five questions that can be considered when making these judgements. These are: 1. What are the options that are being compared? 2. What are the most...
This article is part of a series written for people responsible for making decisions about health policies and programmes and for those who support these decision makers. In this article, we address the issue of decision making in situations in which there is insufficient evidence at hand. Policymakers o...
Knowing how to find and use research evidence can help policymakers and those who support them to do their jobs better and more efficiently. Each article in this series presents a proposed tool that can be used by those involved in finding and using research evidence to support evidenceinformed health po...
El objetivo de este resumen es presentar las mejores evidencias cientÃficas disponibles para la prevención y control del dengue con base comunitaria. Fue preparado siguiendo rigurosos criterios de búsqueda, selección e inclusión de los resultados de investigaciones relevantes con el fin de informar ...
Neste artigo, discutimos as três perguntas apresentadas a seguir: O que é evidência? Qual é o papel da evidência de pesquisa no fornecimento de subsÃdios para decisões sobre polÃticas de saúde? O que é elaboração de polÃticas baseadas em evidências? A polÃtica baseada em evidências cientÃ...
Las diferencias entre los sistemas de salud a veces pueden dar como resultado una opción de programa o polÃtica que se utiliza en un lugar y que no es viable o aceptable en otro. O incluso estas diferencias pueden dar como resultado una opción que no funciona de la misma manera en otro lugar, o que no...
