Objectives

Our aim is to improve the use of reliable research evidence in policy and management decisions and to help fill in the gaps where there is a lack of reliable evidence.

Our tasks are:

• To produce for LMIC policymakers and researchers highly focused, quality assessed and policy relevant summaries of research evidence in the field of maternal and child health.
• To develop tools to support access to and use of research evidence to inform policy decisions. These tools has the purpose to increase the ability of LMIC researchers to provide and policymakers to access reliable evidence.
• To develop tools to support the conduct of pragmatic trials of interventions when reliable evidence is lacking. These tools will support the day-to-day conduct and management of trials so that it is easier for LMIC researchers to address knowledge gaps.
• To help to align the priorities of policymakers and researchers and promote more evidence-informed policies and the more effective use of research resources.