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HSRC RESEARCH HUB INVITATION: HEALTH INNOVATION & POLICY | Overview of Evidence Synthesis: Enhancing Research for Evidence-Based Decision-Making

26 June 2025
14:00 – 16:00

The increasing demand for evidence-informed decision-making in health and social sciences highlights the critical role of systematic reviews. These reviews help synthesize vast amounts of research in a structured, transparent, and reproducible manner, offering high-quality evidence to guide policy, practice, and future research. These types of reviews are especially important in addressing complex public health issues, where the demand for reliable, trustworthy evidence is crucial.

Specific areas to be covered include:

  • Introduction to Systematic Reviews
  • Scoping Reviews
  • Rapid Reviews


Join us for a free live webinar on Overview of Evidence Synthesis. This session is designed for post-graduate students, early-career researchers, and any other researchers and policy makers who are  interested in gaining foundational knowledge about the different types of evidence reviews in research.


Presenter: Dr Mbuzeleni Hlongwa

Moderator: Prof Sibusiso Sifunda

From The Public Health Societies and Belonging Division (PHSB) And The Health Innovation and Policy Research Hub

Contact: For more information, please contact Yolande Shean on yshean@hsrc.ac.za