Our Goals

Goal 1. Producing trusted evidence

 

  • Consult with stakeholders to identify priority areas.
  • Evidence maps to identify existing reviews and unanswered questions.
  • Generate a list of priority questions, to share with Cochrane Africa and Cochrane Review Groups.
  • Host a registry of registered priority titles, protocols, and ongoing reviews to be updated yearly, including stalled reviews on priority topics.
  •  Conduct evidence assessments, rapid responses, and Cochrane systematic reviews (SR).


Goal 2. Informing Health decisions

 

  • Disseminate bilingual (French-English) evidence assessments and summaries of existing SR on priority topics to inform decisions.
  • Provide a rapid response service of plain language summaries (PLS)of systematic reviews upon request to media and civil society organizations.
  • Build capacity on how to find, assess, and use the Cochrane Library.
  • Contribute to translation of locally relevant PLS of Cochrane Reviews


Goal 3. Advocating for evidence

 

  • Identify and map users of evidence (policymakers, professional bodies, private organizations, primary healthcare providers, media, medical schools, etc.
  • Identify and map producers/brokers of evidence already engaged in promoting EBM for synergies.
  • Interact with program managers and policymakers to assess their needs for new SR.
  • Engage with media networks and civil society to raise awareness and build capacity about evidence-based practice and Cochrane reviews.
  • Link the participants of our workshops with the Cochrane community.


Goal 4. Building an effective and sustainable organization

 

  • Identify mentors and focal points in medical schools and tertiary hospitals for capacity building and advocacy.
  • Collaborate with various institutions (medical schools, tertiary hospitals, professional associations, Ministry of Health, etc.) and provide annual feedback to these institutions.
  • Host annual face-to-face meetings with all network members
  • Host one-week training workshops on SR and meta-analysis methodology to increase the number of Cochrane SR authors