Our contributions to World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day 2024

15/10/24

Each year on 20 October, we celebrate World Evidence-Based Healthcare (EBHC) Day, a global initiative to raise awareness of the need for better evidence to inform healthcare policy, practice, and decision-making.

In 2024, World EBHC Day centers on the theme “Health and Beyond: from Evidence to Action”. This campaign emphasizes the crucial role of intersectoral collaboration in tackling the complex challenges posed by simultaneous global crises, known as a "polycrisis". More information can be found on the World EBHC Day website.

Cochrane First Aid, hosted and coordinated by CEBaP, is proud to be an evidence ambassador for this year's campaign. Cochrane First Aid aims to create a global independent network of people interested in developing, disseminating, and implementing high-quality research evidence on first aid. As part of this mission, we published a blog on the importance of knowledge translation and trust in polycrisis times on the World EBHC Day’s website. In the blog, we discuss the workshop on evidence dissemination we hosted at the recent Global Evidence Summit, highlighting how effective communication and trust-building among stakeholders can enhance the implementation of evidence-based practices, leading to better health outcomes. Additionally, the blog touches upon the benefits and risks associated with new technologies such as artificial intelligence.

We also warmly recommend the vlog by Dr. Marli McAllister from the Centre for Evidence-based Healthcare at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, where she talks about the collaboration between their center and CEBaP, and on how this type of health and non-governmental partnerships is a fruitful collaboration to bridge the gap between science and practice. We are currently working together on a project focused on how communities can prepare for the next pandemic.