During the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics 24 – 28 November 2014, APO discussed ways of producing high quality evidence on health systems to inform policy makers, Knowledge Broker between researchers, development agencies and governments, Building capacity for health policy analyses and evidence based policy formation. Policy Briefs: Policy Options for regulating quality of care, Prediction and control of zoonotic disease / One Health, Strategies for including informal sector in health insurance, Factors conducive to the development of Health Technology Assessment capacity in Asia (HITAP + PMAC)