Voices from EVIPNet REACH-Uganda country team's experience, by Harriet Nabudere
17-04-2012 Lunch seminar in WHO Geneva was organized to know more about evidence-informed policy-making perspectives and practices in Uganda Harriet Nabudere from EVIPNet REACH-Uganda country team presented opportunities, challenges and achievements in evidence-informed policy-making (including institutionalization, national capacity building strategy, innovative tools implemented) and how the country team provides support to other countries in the African region.
National capacity buiding workshop in evidence-informed policy-making
26-28 March 2012 - National capacity building workshop was hosted by Muraz Centre in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso on evidence-informed policy-making and delivered by trainers from direction of health research from ministry of health and members of EVIPNet Burkina Faso Country team and by EVIPNet WHO/Geneva. A total of 20 researchers from Muraz centre were trained on how to communicate and value research results to policy-makers through policy brief and national policy dialogue
Empowering frontline workers in evidence-informed policy-making process
14-17 November 2011 - Capacity building workshop was hosted by WHO/AFRO in collaboration with University of Kwazulu Natal, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Midwifery development, and EVIPNet in Durban, South Africa. Technical support was provided by “Evidence-informed Policy Network or EVIPNet" from WHO/Geneva and HRH Programme/AFRO. A total of 16 nurse and midwifery researchers and academicians and representative from policy making in the Ministry of health from five (5) countries (Botswana, Burkina Faso Malawi, South Africa and Senegal) participated in the 4 day workshop. Participants developed evidence for policy briefs on issues retention and educational qualification/specialization related to Human Resources Crisis for Health in Sub-Saharan Africa.
3rd SURE annual meeting with EVIPNet Africa
4-7 September 2011 - The EVIPNet Africa meeting was held this year in Maputo, Mozambique, organized and hosted by the ministry of health, the Instituto Nacional de Saúde (National institute of health) and the faculty of medicine of the university Eduardo Mondlane. The event takes place annually with the SURE management meeting and workshops. A set of new evidence briefs for policy were developed by country teams about Governance, Maternal Mortality, Mental Health and Skilled Attendance at Delivery. Next year the 4th SURE meeting will take the format of an international forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 27-30 August 2012.
