In the evolving landscape of public health, having access to the right information at the right time can be critical. A new study by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, as well as researchers from Lebanon and Canada, found that knowledge-management tools can help identify health problems, inform health planning and resource allocation, increase the use of evidence by policy-makers, and stimulate discussion. 

Knowledge management refers to programmes or systems that organizations use to create, capture, store, organize and share knowledge and information effectively. These can include evidence networks, surveillance tools, observatories, data platforms and registries.