ECC-19 Core Partners

Open Network for evidence leaders interested in key review topics and international collaboration

Coordinated by WHO's department of Quality Assurance of Norms and Standards within the Science Division at Head Quarters, the Evidence Collaboration for COVID-19 is a consortium of evidence organizations established to drive brainstorming on strategic objectives, and share key information with the aim to support effective global evidence informed decision making efforts.

The ECC-19 brings together close to 200 researchers from over 50 organization representatives who collaborate on the use of evidence in response to the ongoing SARS-COV-2 pandemic.

Core Partners

The ECC-19 is driven by a Steering Committee comprised of representatives of the core partners leadership. Namely:

  • Dr. John Grove, Director, Quality Assurance, Norms and Standards Department, WHO HQ/SCI

  • Dr Lisa Askie, Scientist & Methods Lead, Methods and Standards Unit, WHO HQ/SCI

  • Dr. Karla Soares-Weiser, Editor-in-Chief, Cochrane

  • Sylvia De Haan, Head of External Affairs and Geographic Groups Support, Cochrane

  • Professor John Lavis, Co-Lead Evidence Commission Secretariat

  • Professor Jeremy Grimshaw, Co-Lead COVID-END Secretariat