Guidance for creating impactful health reports

Overview

Supporting evidence-informed policy-making requires more than just the collection and analysis of data. The resulting information from the data analyses should also be enriched with evidence and experiences from other sources, and the knowledge thus created needs to be transformed into accessible and compelling health reports. This guidance provides practical advice on how to make health reports that have a real impact on policy and practice. This guidance document is part of the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s work to support Member States in strengthening their health information systems. Helping countries to produce solid health intelligence and institutionalized mechanisms for evidence-informed policy-making has traditionally been an important focus of WHO’s work and continues to be so under the European Programme of Work 2020–2025.