Conducting data mapping with the Ministry of Health in Peru

• In Event: Institutionalizing Evidence-Based Decision-Making: Embedding a Culture of Evidence Use

Proposal

In Peru, we have worked with the Ministry of Health to conduct a data mapping exercise, which involves creating a data directory of existing databases, sources, and processes, among other tools, to unlock data for research purposes, operational decision-making, and organizational learning. To conduct this data mapping, we held interviews with key data owners/users, conducted a desk review to identify key databases and variables, mapped data stakeholders, and reviewed datasets in order to understand which data exist, where they are produced, stored, and shared, and how they are used. Based on the results, we were able to identify research questions that could be answered with the Ministry’s existing data that can inform their policy and programming.

Based on this experience, we have created a data mapping toolkit. During this presentation, we will present the methodology and tools we used to conduct the data mapping, share results, and discuss how the results were used to inform the lab’s data generation and use activities.

Author

• Karla Petersen O'Farrill, Innovations For Poverty Action