title: EVIPNet Africa's first series of policy briefs to support evidence-informed policymaking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. lavisj@mcmaster.ca
authors.forename: John N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Lavis
authors.forename: Ulysses
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Panisset
mesh_terms: D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D057191:Capacity Building; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006291:Health Policy; D011050:Policy Making