Utilizing Evidence-Based Decision Making in Responding Public Health Emergency

Aim: The objective of this research is to examine the
importance of evidence-based decision-making in
managing the public health emergencies. The objective
of this study is to examine the efficacy of this approach
in enhancing the decision-making process of
policymakers, government officials, and medical
practitioners in the formulation, execution, and
advancement of public health policies and initiatives.The
researcher wanted to prove that evidence-based decisionmaking constitutes a critical element of efficient and
effective decision making and represents an effective
approach to managing public health crises. It urges
decision-makers to give high-quality data and evidence a
priority when making decisions before disseminating
them to the public.
Methodology: The researcher used the combined
approach of Rousseau's Managerial Context of
Evidence-Based Decision Making and Briner et al.'s
(2013) method of utilizing evidence-based decisionmaking sources. The researcher used the identified
sources of evidence-based decision-making: scientific
research findings, professional experience and judgment,
stakeholders' values and concerns, and organizational
data, facts, and figures by Briner et.al. and made some
focus group discussion and semi-structured interview to
deepen the understanding on different approaches and
responses of different localities and to create a dialogue
between the respondents and the researcher.