Embedding Rapid Reviews in Health Systems Decision Making in Zimbabwe (ERAZ) platform was established to facilitate and promote evidence informed policy making in health systems policy formulation and decision making. The platform uses various methods for evidence and knowledge synthesis to assist the policy makers in evidence informed policy and decision making. Evidence synthesis methods such as rapid reviews, systematic reviews, and evidence gap mapping are used in gathering evidence for policy makers, health managers and technocrats.
The ERAZ platform plays a pivotal role in providing the best available context-specific research evidence in a timely and efficient manner, and in direct response to an urgent request by policy makers and health managers.