12 Dec 2025

Evidence in focus: Featured Publications in 2025

  1. Evidence and Deliberation Unit for Decision-Making (UNED) – COL

Academic Record (UDEA / UNED): The Evidence and Deliberation Unit for Decision-Making (UNED) of the Faculty of Medicine at UdeA developed a scoping review on the detection of human trafficking in healthcare settings. [Access here]

  1. WHO (World Health Organization)

News/Press Release (WHO): WHO and its partners refine the global map of tools to assess scientific advisory systems. (Date: 22-10-2025). [Access here]

Global Research Agenda: Initiative led by WHO to identify and define research priorities. The ultimate goal is to present a Global Agenda based on consensus among the different participants in the ecosystem, promoting impactful research on Knowledge Translation and EIP (Evidence-Informed Policy), as well as strengthening links between research and public policy. [Access the official page here]

  1. MIDIS (Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion of Peru)

Impact Evaluation Report (Year 2024): Impact evaluation of the Day Care Service of the National Program Cuna Más on Early Childhood Development, 2018-2022. [Access here]

Evaluation Report (Year 2025): Evaluation of the Transfer for Secondary Education (TAS) of the JUNTOS Program on education outcomes. [Access here]

  1. OTT (On Think Tanks)

List: 100 Think Tanks to Watch. [Access here]

Report (Year 2025): State of the Sector Report 2025. [Access here]

  1. CAPRI (Caribbean Policy Research Institute)

Publication (Scorecard, Year 2025): Education Scorecard 2025: Assessing the Present, Guiding the Future. [Education Scorecard 2025]

Publication (OneCity Consortium Report): Who Gets What? Mapping Rights, Access, and the Future of Jamaica’s Cities. [OneCity report]

  1. Acción Pública (Colombia)

Web Platform/Initiative: The “Alliances for Care” initiative by Acción Pública aims to design and implement pilot models of Public-Community Alliances (APCC) in Bogotá, Colombia. [Access here: http://accionpublica.co/cuidado]

  1. Mexico

Scientific Article: Changes in the use and understanding of the Mexican front-of-pack warning labeling system, Ensanut 2021-2024. Published in the journal Salud Pública de México. [Access here]

Scientific Article: Product reformulation in non-alcoholic beverages and foods after the implementation of front-of-pack warning labeling in Mexico. Published in the scientific journal PLOS Medicine. [Access here]

  1. Course: Buenos Aires Legislature

Online Course on Evidence-Informed Policy: The Evidence-Informed Policy Version 2.0 course was specially designed for legislative advisors involved in drafting bills, but it is open to anyone interested in incorporating tools to make better public decisions. The next edition is scheduled for March 2026. [Access the program here]

  1. Summary: THE POLICIES WE LIVE. Experiences and reflections on science and technology in Latin America and the Caribbean. Conversatory presented at the Evidence Week 2025. Authors: Valeria Barrios Páez, Josefina Moya Hansen, David Romero Abad, Juan Israel Ambrosio Melgarejo, Jessica James Leon, and Carlota Galván Escajadillo. [Access here]