1 Date 26 th May 2014 An Evidence Brief for Policy A national framework for sustainability of health knowledge translation initiatives in Uganda Full Report Included: - Description of a health system problem - Viable options for addressing this problem - Strategies for implementing these options Not included: recommendations This policy brief does not make recommendations regarding which policy option to choose This evidence brief was prepared by the Uganda country node of the Regional East African Community Health Policy Initiative (1) Who is this policy brief for? Policymakers, their support staff, and other stakeholders with an interest in the problem addressed by this policy brief Why was this policy brief prepared? To inform deliberations about health policies and programmes by summarising the best available evidence about the problem and viable solutions What is an evidence- based policy brief? Evidence-based policy briefs bring together global research evidence (from systematic reviews*) and local evidence to inform deliberations about health policies and programmes *Systematic review:A summary of studies addressing a clearly formulated question that uses systematic and explicit methods to identify, select, and critically appraise the relevant research, and to collect and analyse data from this research Executive Summary The evidence presented in this Full Report is