Research evidence in policy making

04 October 2008

We understand the importance of using evidence from health research in policymaking. As part of our commitment to build capacity in this area, we are making a joint call for proposals with the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) for a new initiative, on enhancing capacity to apply research evidence in policy making.

Teams based in low-income countries are invited to make brief expressions of interest to the Alliance for HPSR by January 2009. We and the Alliance will then fund the most promising proposals. In total, US$1 million (£550 000) is available for the scheme.