Outdated Evidence at the WHO: Case of Rwanda

As the world’s coordinating authority on international public health issues with the mission of, among other priorities, “articulating evidence-based policy options and monitoring and assessing health trends,” one would expect the World Health Organization to take seriously the responsibility of assuring that the evidence derived from these assessments is accurate and up-to-date. As the case of Rwanda illustrates, however, policy options articulated by the WHO can often be based on outdated and misleading evidence.