Strengthening Health Policy: Institutionalising Evidence-Informed Decision-Making

Strengthening Health Policy: Institutionalising Evidence-Informed Decision-Making

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Join us for a side event at the World Health Assembly 2025.

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Organised by the Evidence for Policy and Practice Information Centre and the Geneva Science-Policy Interface, this event provides a critical platform to catalyse the institutionalisation of EIDM. We will share valuable lessons learned from piloting the WHO institutionalisation checklist in Trinidad and Tobago, Tajikistan, Thailand, showcasing its potential to drive meaningful change. By bringing together Member States, WHO representatives, researchers, community groups, international organisations, and other stakeholders, this meeting will support future efforts for institutionalising EIDM leading to stronger country capacities for using evidence routinely in decision-making. Together, we will identify key policy challenges and enablers, explore strategies to overcome barriers, and work towards institutionalising EIDM to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Event Highlights:

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• Welcome Remarks: Ministry of Health, Germany
• Presentation: Findings from the pilot of the institutionalisation checklist
• Panel Discussion: Insights from Trinidad and Tobago, Tajikistan, Thailand, and South Africa
• Strengthening EIDM: Funding bodies
• Closing Comments: Chief Scientist, WHO
• Cocktail Reception

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Join us to explore strategies for institutionalising evidence-informed policy-making and accelerating progress towards SDGs. Please REGISTER HERE

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This event is part of the Geneva Science-Policy Interface's ICP project Supporting the routine use of evidence during the health policy-making process: a pilot project of World Health Organization checklist.

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Contact: ioe.eppi.systematicreviews@ucl.ac.uk, Mukdarut Bangpan (m.bangpan@ucl.ac.uk), Mialy Rann (Mialy.Rann@unige.ch)

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