Sub-regional efforts to support evidence-informed policymaking : the case of the West African Health Organization (WAHO)

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2014-10-20

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The presentation outlines Knowledge Translation platforms and intervention frameworks. “Moving Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Evidence into Policy in West Africa” (MEP) is a flagship project prioritizing improvement of the production, dissemination and utilization of health information within the ECOWAS region, that includes mechanisms for utilization of knowledge, evidence and information towards better health policy and planning. Organizational capacity and health research capacity-building are key.

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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, RESEARCH TO POLICY, HEALTH POLICY, EVIDENCE-BASED PLANNING, POLICY MAKING, NEWSLETTER, CAPACITY BUILDING, ECOWAS, NIGERIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/59460

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) / Innovation pour la santé des mères et des enfants d’Afrique (IMCHA)