Centre of Studies and Research, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman.
WHO Country Office, Muscat, Oman.
East Mediterr Health J. 2023 Jul 31;29(7):520-523. doi: 10.26719/emhj.23.081.
In addition to the general question about what works, policymakers consider whether health interventions will work in their context, and consider the social values such as affordability, acceptability, equity, equality, and human rights.
To highlight the importance of having and using an evidence governance system to inform health policymaking in Oman.
We reviewed the literature and analysed local documents on evidence governance systems in Oman.
The Government of Oman has shown increasing interest in research and innovation in the past few decades. This interest was reinforced through the announcement in November 2021 of the intention to establish a decision-making support unit. Oman's strategies for evidence-informed policymaking provide direct and well-integrated channels for expert advice, however, the capacity for implementation remains challenging, and there is a lack of clarity in the evidence use mandate. It is not clear how evidence was selected, synthesized and used to inform some of the government policies on health. This can limit the scope of operation and subsequent achievements.
Efforts to strengthen evidence-informed policymaking should focus on building a system for good governance of evidence to ensure that rigorous, systematic, and technically valid evidence is used for policymaking.
除了关于什么有效这一普遍问题，政策制定者还考虑干预措施在其背景下是否可行，并考虑可负担性、可接受性、公平性、平等性和人权等社会价值观。
强调在阿曼，拥有和使用循证治理系统以辅助卫生决策制定的重要性。
我们对阿曼循证治理系统的文献和本地文件进行了回顾和分析。
阿曼政府在过去几十年中对研究和创新表现出越来越浓厚的兴趣。这一兴趣通过 2021 年 11 月宣布打算建立一个决策支持单位得到了加强。阿曼循证决策制定战略为专家意见提供了直接和良好整合的渠道，然而，实施能力仍然具有挑战性，证据使用任务不够明确。不清楚如何选择、综合和使用证据来为政府的一些卫生政策提供信息。这可能会限制运作范围和后续成果。
加强循证决策制定的努力应侧重于建立一个良好的证据治理系统，以确保为决策制定使用严格、系统和技术有效的证据。
