WHO dossier/Evidence-Informed Policy-Making
Part 04 · EIP baseline
Policy evidence is not only data; it is context, judgement, and trust.
The paper starts from evidence-informed policy-making as a disciplined way to use research, data, practice-based insight, and evaluation across policy design, implementation, and review.
What WHO maps
Evidence before AI.
policy baselineScientific and evaluative evidence
Systematic reviews, trials, observational evidence, economic evaluation, and implementation evidence remain foundational.
Operational and population signals
Policy questions often need timely data, surveillance, service use, and real-world information.
Practice and lived knowledge
Evidence use also depends on local feasibility, public values, affected groups, and system capacity.
Reflection
Questions before tool choice.
iFeed useWhat policy decision is being informed? What evidence is already trusted? What evidence is missing? Which assumptions are contested? Who needs to be involved before an AI-assisted output is used?