Jinglin He

The pandemic heightened the world’s attention for reliable evidence to guide decision-making. That’s true whether you are a decision-maker who relies on evidence, a researcher who produces evidence, or an evidence intermediary, who helps to put best evidence into the hands of those who need it to make decisions. We now have an opportunity to apply the best of what we’ve learned from using evidence before and during the pandemic to tackle the biggest societal challenges of our time. Top of mind for me is addressing the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. We can get ahead of the disease burden by getting behind the best evidence. The Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges makes recommendations for ways to ensure evidence becomes a mainstay in how we make decisions.

新冠肺炎的流行使人们对指导决策的可靠证据更加关注。无论你是依赖证据的决策者、还是研发证据的研究人员、或者是将最佳证据提供给有需要的人进行决策的证据中介，都是如此。我们要将新冠肺炎流行之前和流行期间，在使用证据过程中积累的最好经验，应用到解决我们所面临的各种社会挑战。对我个人来说，我会关注高血压和糖尿病等非传染性疾病，我们可以通过应用最佳证据来降低患病风险和减少疾病负担。应对社会挑战全球证据委员会就如何使证据成为我们决策的依据提出了有关建议。