The Centre for Evidence-informed Decision-making (formerly known as Public Health Evidence South Asia) [CEIDeM], is an initiative which includes the South Asian satellite of Cochrane Public Health (CPH), based at Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of higher Education. At present the Cochrane Affiliate centre - MAHE is based at CEIDeM. The centre aims to meet the public health evidence needs across the globe. Presently, we have grown into an international network with global collaborations, including many universities, public health organizations and NGOs. We aim to partner with various organizations and individuals across subject areas to solve diverse public health issues. We work together to foster a flexible environment which inspires new ideas, debate, change and innovation; with a focus on capacity building in evidence synthesis.