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ABSTRACT
Decision-making tools, such as burden of disease analysis, health technology assessment, cost-effectiveness analysis, health equity analysis, national health accounts, and stakeholder analysis, can help policymakers make informed decisions.• The process of decision-making is not linear and is affected by multiple factors beyond the availability of evidence, such as the political context, personal over public interests, decision-makersL accountability, relationships with stakeholders, recognition of familiar experiences in the past, and how people construct the narrative. Furthermore, cultural context shapes the degree to which these factors affect decisions and influence how people make sense of events.