EVIPNet Malaysia

Specific objectives of each country team are to:

Enhance linkages among the producers and users of evidence
Acquire, assess, and adapt systematic reviews and other types of evidence relevant to the needs of decision-makers
Commission and/or update systematic reviews of health research (especially local research) or communicate the need for specific reviews to groups that are involved in knowledge synthesis
Commission or communicate the need for new health research when gaps are identified and assist with the setting of research agendas for more policy-relevant research
Design, implement and promote strategies to enhance uptake of evidence by decision and policy-makers and those who seek to influence them
Provide training opportunities that develop the capacity of decision and policy-makers to access and apply evidence
Provide decision and policy-makers with 'one-stop shopping' for high quality evidence
Build capacity to meet policy-makers needs
Support the involvement of citizens and relevant community-based organisations, including civil society, consumer advocacy groups and the mass media (through participation, training or dissemination activities)
Partner with existing organizations engaged in any of the above functions