Use of evidence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru: Contributions from the National Institute of Health

• Autores: Huaman Sanchez, Karen Viviana, Huaroto, Fabiola, Bonilla, Catherine, Aramburú, Adolfo, Morales Berrenechea, Javier, Gutiérrez, Ericson L, Curisinche, Maricela, Rojas Bolivar, Daniel, Gonzales Zurita, Diana Maria, Sánchez-Ramírez, Jose Carlos, Reyes Puma, Nora
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
• Repositorio: Revista del Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:cmhnaaa_ojs_cmhnaaa.cmhnaaa.org.pe:article/1542
• Enlace del recurso: https://cmhnaaa.org.pe/ojs/index.php/rcmhnaaa/article/view/1542
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: COVID-19; Diseño de políticas; Políticas informadas en evidencia; Recomendaciones clínicas; Enfoque GRADE; Perú; Policy Making; Evidence-informed policy-making; GRADE approach; Peru

The COVID-19 pandemics required the countries to take decisions rapidly. Consequently, the National Institute of Health (INS) developed a series of documents of scientific evidence synthesis according to the Ministry of Health’s requirements. Based on these reports, the INS developed recommendations to update normative documents related to COVID-19’s management. This article describes the construction of a new methodology applied by the INS to synthesize scientific evidence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, it emphasizes the efforts and strategies used to guarantee the methodological quality and the implementation of the GRADE approach. Finally, it provides a short reflection on the limitations and challenges of using evidence to design national public policies in the future.