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Evidence-based health care has undergone a revolution over the last 10 years. The science to synthesize research has developed, The Cochrane Collaboration and others are preparing reliable summaries of research about the effects of care, and policy makers and clinicians are drawing on these reliable reviews in decision making. This Consortium is about increasing decisions relating to the health sector based on best available evidence in middle-income and low-income countries and focus on two main areas: Reliable, up-to-date, scientifically defensible and relevant evidence in malaria and tuberculosis, child health, maternal health, and health systems; Effective dialogue and influence between research, policy, and practice communities in public and private sector.