EVIPNet Europe. Evidence-informed policy-making: lessons learned (2019)

As part of an evaluation of the first five years of the Evidence-informed Policy Network (EVIPNet) Europe, the WHO Secretariat shares top tips from stakeholders and current member countries for those seeking to develop evidence-informed policy-making (EIP) at country level, using EVIPNet
Europe approaches. In recognition of the need to scale up national efforts to close the gap between research and policy, the WHO Regional Office for Europe launched EVIPNet Europe in October 2012 under the umbrella of the WHO European Health Information Initiative (EHII).1 EVIPNet Europe’s mandate is to increase member countries’ capacity to develop EIP around health system priorities. Through its focus on strengthening EIP, the network further contributes to the implementation of the European policy framework Health 20202 and to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)3. The illustrative list below presents an overview of 11 top tips for those seeking to develop EIP, supported by more detailed country experiences in the breakdown that follows.