Evidence Aid approach to gap analysis and priority setting of questions for systematic reviews in disasters

Abstract

This article is based on a presentation at the Evidence Aid Symposium, on 20 September 2014, at Hyderabad, India. Ten years after the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Evidence Aid and it parters and other humanitarian stakeholders met to update about Evidence Aid work and discussed it future. The Evidence Aid approach to fill in the gap on the production and use of evidence in disater sector and other humanitarian health emergencies was widely discussed. Iterative approach to prioritise evidence reinforced Evidence Aid principle of independacy and a coordinated international orgasisation. The generation of 30 research questions during the prioritisation process contitute the first big step for Evidence Aid to become a one stop shop for the seach evidence on the effectiveness of interventions in disasters.

Supporting the use of research evidence in decision-making in crisis zones in low- and middle-income countries: a critical interpretive synthesis

“…Multiple [41] 2014 LMICs Man-made and natural disasters Natural disaster, industrial disaster, chemical/biological/radiological/nuclear, conflict, terrorism, civil disturbance, outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics, major transport accidents, generic, multiple, other [42] 2014 India Natural hazard Earthquakes, drought, cyclone, tsunami [43] 2015 Southeast Asia Natural hazard Tsunami [44] 2015 India Natural hazard Flu pandemic [45] 2015 Southeast Asia Natural hazard Tsunami [46] 2015 Pakistan & Haiti Natural hazard Floods, earthquake [47] 2015 Zimbabwe Natural hazard droughts [48] 2015 LMICs Man-made hazard Tsunami, refugee crisis [49] 2015 South Africa Natural hazard Floods, wildfires, droughts, storm waves [50] 2016 East Africa Man-made and natural disasters Conflict, draught, famine, internally displaced person, and refugee crisis [51] 2016 Nepal Natural hazard Lightning strikes, floods, earthquakes and landslides [52] 2016 South Africa Natural hazard Floods, droughts, storm waves and wildfires [53] 2016 LMICs Man-made hazard Fragile and conflict-affected states [54] 2017 LMICs Man-made and natural hazards Armed conflicts and natural disasters [1] 2017 LMICs Man-made hazard Fragile and conflict-affected states [55] options and address implementation considerations. Second, decision-makers need research evidence presented to them alongside other factors that influence their decisions (e.g.…”