Five ways to bridge the ‘know–do’ continuum in global health: The ‘know–do’ gap is the failure to act on evidence and knowledge from research to improve health outcomes. Considering the know–do gap as a simple linear dichotomous concept is a fallacy, because it instead represents a continuum. Five recommendations focused on this continuum can address global health challenges.

Malabika Sarker; Shalini Ahuja; Olakunle  Alonge; Vilma Irazola; Yodi Mahendradhata; Dominic  Montagu

doi:10.1038/s41562-025-02106-8

Five ways to bridge the ‘know–do’ continuum in global health: The ‘know–do’ gap is the failure to act on evidence and knowledge from research to improve health outcomes. Considering the know–do gap as a simple linear dichotomous concept is a fallacy, because it instead represents a continuum. Five recommendations focused on this continuum can address global health challenges.

Malabika Sarker^*, Shalini Ahuja, Olakunle Alonge, Vilma Irazola, Yodi Mahendradhata, Dominic Montagu

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The ‘know–do’ gap is the failure to act on evidence and knowledge from research to improve health outcomes. Considering the know–do gap as a simple linear dichotomous concept is a fallacy, because it instead represents a continuum. Five recommendations focused on this continuum can address global health challenges.

Original language	English
Article number	2
Pages (from-to)	429-432
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nature Human Behaviour
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02106-8
Publication status	Published - 5 Feb 2025

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Sarker, M., Ahuja, S., Alonge, O., Irazola, V., Mahendradhata, Y., & Montagu, D. (2025). Five ways to bridge the ‘know–do’ continuum in global health: The ‘know–do’ gap is the failure to act on evidence and knowledge from research to improve health outcomes. Considering the know–do gap as a simple linear dichotomous concept is a fallacy, because it instead represents a continuum. Five recommendations focused on this continuum can address global health challenges. . Nature Human Behaviour, 9(3), 429-432. Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02106-8

Sarker, Malabika ; Ahuja, Shalini ; Alonge, Olakunle et al. / Five ways to bridge the ‘know–do’ continuum in global health : The ‘know–do’ gap is the failure to act on evidence and knowledge from research to improve health outcomes. Considering the know–do gap as a simple linear dichotomous concept is a fallacy, because it instead represents a continuum. Five recommendations focused on this continuum can address global health challenges. . In: Nature Human Behaviour. 2025 ; Vol. 9, No. 3. pp. 429-432.

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