title: Why Evidence Based Approaches are urgently needed in Africa.
authors.affiliation: Department of International Public Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway; KIT Biomedical Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: frode.forland@fhi.no.
authors.forename: Frode
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Forland
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rehfuess
authors.affiliation: KIT Biomedical Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klatser
authors.affiliation: Dean School of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Rwanda, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kigali, Rwanda.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kyamanywa
authors.affiliation: Dean School of Medicine, Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Harriet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mayanja-Kizza
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003906:Developing Countries; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006291:Health Policy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors