Use of evidence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, contributions from the National Institute of Health

Sanchez K.H.; Huaroto F.; Bonilla C.; Aramburú A.; Barrenechea J.M.; Gutiérrez E.L.; Curisinche M.; Bolivar D.R.; Zurita D.M.G.; Sánchez-Ramírez J.C.; Puma N.R. · Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo (2022) · DOI: 10.35434/rcmhnaaa.2022.15supl.1.1542

Resumen

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.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas; Universidad Continental; Universidad de Lima