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Additional file 1: Appendix S1. Data collection tool for semi-structured interviews. Appendix S2. Composition of EBP teams in each study country.

Additional file 1.

Additional file 1. Evaluation tools.

Additional file 3. Case studies.

Additional file 1. Search strategy used to search Medline and Global Health databases. This file presents the full search strategy used to search the Medline and Global Health databases.

Additional file 3. Indicator data extracted from eligible studies to inform their use in evaluation. This file has a complete list of output and outcome indicators based on methods beyond expert opinion that were extracted from the eligible studies. The table includes the indicators organised by domain, the modes of verification for the indicators, the method the indicators were based on or collected with, the frequency of collection, and the study the indicator was extracted from.

Additional file 4. Findings against the evaluation questions.

Additional file 2. Detailed results for each data collection method.

Additional file 2. Study characteristics of the 32 eligible studies. This file details the complete list of included articles and includes data on the KT model of the KT infrastructure or capacity-building intervention, the country, the capacity-building level, the evaluation method used and the target audience.

Questions supporting group work. Questions supporting group work during EVIPNet Hungary launch event. (DOCX 23 kb)

Guide for focus group discussions in ‘Evidence-Informed Policy-making’. (DOCX 29 kb)

Semi-structured interview questions and information given on the KTP concept. (DOCX 25 kb)

Stakeholder mapping. Institutions, actors interested in the development of evidence-informed health policy practice and the current experiences – summary of group work at the EVIPNet Hungary launch event. (DOCX 33 kb)

Information given on the KTP concept to participants at the EVIPNet Hungary launch event. (DOCX 24 kb)

Two options for a KTP in Hungary. (DOCX 13 kb)

Document analysis questions. (DOCX 24 kb)

a Online questionnaire for academic institutes (researchers). b Online questionnaires for government agencies and State Secretariat for Healthcare. (DOCX 169 kb)

Enablers and barriers of evidence-informed health policy practice – summary of group work at the EVIPNet Hungary launch event. (DOCX 33 kb)

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to estimate the global burden of foodborne diseases established the Foodborne Diseases Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG) in 2007. In addition to global and regional estimates, the initiative sought to promote actions at a national level. This involved capacity building through national foodborne disease burden studies, and encouragement of the use of burden information in setting evidence-informed policies. To address these objectives a FERG Country Studies Task Force was established and has developed a suite of tools and resources to facilitate national burden of foodborne disease studies. This paper describes the process and lessons learned during the conduct of pilot country studies under the WHO FERG initiative. Findings Pilot country studies were initiated in Albania, Japan and Thailand in 2011 and in Uganda in 2012. A brief description of each study is provided. The major scientific issue is a lack of data, particularly in relation to disease etiology, and attribution of disease burden to foodborne transmission. Situation analysis, knowledge translation, and risk communication to achieve evidence-informed policies require specialist expertise and resources. Conclusions The FERG global and regional burden estimates will greatly enhance the ability of individual countries to fill data gaps and generate national estimates to support efforts to reduce the burden of foodborne disease.