This report explores how knowledge translation (KT) and cultural contexts are conceptualized and utilized, with a focus on health policy-making theory and practice. KT takes place within cultural contexts that can powerfully frame what policy problems are and what type of research is accepted by po...
Strengthening the use of research evidence to advance health impact - To improve health and well-being and accelerate the achievement of the Triple Billion targets, we need better evidence for better decisions. There are moral, socioeconomic and political arguments to increase the use of research in deci...
El número de revisiones sistemáticas (RS) de estudios de intervenciones sanitarias publicadas ha aumentado rápidamente. Estos documentos de síntesis son ampliamente utilizados para la toma de decisiones clínicas y de políticas de salud, pero están sujetos a una serie de sesgos y es ...
Se presenta un manual metodológico para el desarrollo de síntesis rápidas de evidencia para informar políticas de salud, abarcando las principales etapas del proceso: formulación y clarificación de la pregunta; búsqueda de evidencia; selección de evidencia; extracción y utilización de datos; ev...
Purpose: The WHO’s Evidence-informed Policy Network (EVIPNet) has supported Member States in designing, implementing and institutionalizing efforts to support evidence-informed policy-making (EIP). This experience has shown the importance of systematically and comprehensively identifying important cont...
La articulación entre la investigación científica y el diseño de políticas públicas efectivas es una de las principales herramientas de legitimidad para los hacedores de política. La producción de nueva evidencia se ha incrementado en los últimos años, nuevas metodologías y herramientas tecnol...
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...
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. ...
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. Policymakers and those supporting them may find themselves in one or more of the following three situations that will require them to ...
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. The reliability of systematic reviews of the effects of health interventions is variable. Consequently, policymakers and others need t...
