





Evidence as a catalyst for policy and societal change.
Towards more equitable, resilient, and sustainable global health.
Mobilizing reliable evidence in a global health crisis. Informing safe and effective health policies and programmes. Driving sustainable change towards resilient country capacity and global health equity.
At the WHO Global E2P Summit, global experts and stakeholders met to determine the state and perspectives of evidence-informed health policy- and decision-making beyond the pandemic.
Core Themes:
Evidence-informed health policy beyond the pandemic

Leveraging evidence in a health emergency
During the COVID-19 pandemic, policy-makers, healthcare providers, and research actors faced major challenges in translating a rapidly evolving body of new evidence into tangible response efforts and health policy options. Taking stock of country experiences, the E2P summit capitalized on lessons in evidence-informed policy-making in and beyond global health emergencies.

Strengthening knowledge translation and country resilience
Trust in science and dedicated governance structures for agile knowledge translation processes are crucial for promoting the use of best available evidence and ensure responsive and timely decision-making. At the E2P Summit, experts and global stakeholders explored latest strategies to institutionalize and sustain evidence-informed policy-making at country level.

Joining forces across sectors and evidence workstreams
For evidence to make a difference for patients, communities, policy-makers and practitioners, interdisciplinary collaboration across evidence workstreams and sectors are vital. On the way to achieving WHO's triple billion targets and the Sustainable Development Goals, the E2P Summit offered a steppingstone to spark new collaborations across the evidence ecosystem.
All video recordings of the WHO Global E2P Summit 2021 are available in the video library.
The E2P Summit 2021 was held in English. For most sessions, interpretation in different languages was provided by WHO Regional Offices (ARA, FRA, POR, RUS, SPA).

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Keynote Speakers
For a full list of presenters and panelists participating in the E2P Summit, explore the detailed agenda and individual session abstracts.

The network behind the Summit
Get to know EVIPNet
Evidence. Knowledge Translation. Impact
The Summit was organized by WHO's Evidence-informed Policy Network (EVIPNet), a global leader in empowering countries to put actionable evidence in the hands of users.
With over a decade of successful knowledge translation initiatives in more than 50 countries, EVIPNet supports member countries in working towards safe and cost-effective health interventions through systematic use of the best-available evidence and participatory decision-making processes.
A glance backstage:
The teams behind the E2P Summit 2021
Contact Info
For questions, partnerships and media queries, contact:
EVIPNet - Evidence-informed Policy Network
World Health Organization
Evidence-informed Policy Network
20, Avenue Appia
CH-1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland