Table 4

Suggestions to improve evidence uptake during PHEs using KT

Researchers shouldPolicy-makers should
  • Ensure KT products are relevant to policy-makers’ needs

  • Institutionalise KT within policy-making spaces

  • Improve readability of briefs by including tables and figures

  • Make local evidence more available for researchers to contextualise evidence better

  • Increase KT capacity to respond to evidence demands promptly

  • Actively engage with researchers to report on the usefulness of KT products and suggest areas of improvement

  • Improve communication skills

  • Strengthen and formalise institutional relationships with research institutions

  • Sensitise more policy-makers on the utility of research evidence

  • Conduct more training and workshops on KT for policy-makers

  • Create open repositories for evidence

  • Maintain communication and interaction with policy-makers

  • Institutionalise KT in research institutions

  • KT, knowledge translation.