Evidence-informed policy to tackle childhood cancer in Uzbekistan: a narrative case study

This case study describes a project in Uzbekistan, supported by the WHO Evidence-informed Policy Network (‎EVIPNet)‎, to develop evidence-informed policy to prevent and manage childhood cancer. In an exceptional example of impactful bottom-up policymaking, clinicians, researchers and policy-makers developed an evidence-informed report that put childhood cancer on the national agenda, secured the support of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and led to the development of policies that are expected to improve outcomes for children with cancer. Working to build health policies from the ground up has transformative power: it can build capacity, change perceptions and garner support for better policy-making across the whole system.