Priority setting is key to ensure that limited resources are used efficiently, and that policies and programs achieve tangible outcomes at national, regional, and global levels. Using criteria that are pre-defined, explicit, clear, objective and fair, EVIPNet’s priority-setting mechanisms help to identify pressing health issues and rank key policy issues.

Policy-makers require research evidence to be packaged in an accessible way, adapted to the local context, and reflecting implementation and financial considerations. Evidence briefs for policy and other user-friendly formats synthesize the best available global research, locally produced evidence and other insights to guide evidence-informed policy formulation and implementation.

Structured policy dialogues convene policy-makers, researchers and other key stakeholders such as civil society actors for facilitated deliberation on high-priority issues. Mini-publics are forums that include a cross-section of the population selected through civil lottery to amplify the voices of citizens in evidence-informed deliberation to inform policy and action. Building on stakeholders’ and citizen's tacit know-how and directly engaging them to take action, policy dialogues help create a shared understanding of health problems and strategies to address them, and contribute to good governance and democratic processes.

Clearing houses and observatories offer decision-makers with access to ready-to-use, high-quality research evidence though searchable repositories, regular updates, or vetted one-stop-shops. EVIPNet rapid response services deliver on-demand research syntheses on a specific issue for policy-makers who require research evidence to be available in a matter of weeks, days or even hours.