1. BackgroundSince 2011 the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) and the National Health Security Office (NHSO) has collaborated in health promotion and disease prevention program, which aims to provide a high quality of health promotion and disease prevention services for all Thai people. Although the NHSO has indicators for health promotion and disea

Boonying Siribumrungwong , Pinit Noorit , Chumpon Wilasrusmee, Yot Teerawattananon, Ammarin Thakkinstian Summary Background/Objective To determine the quality of life (QoL) in Thais after intervention for great saphenous vein (GSV) reflux. Methods Patients with Clinical Etiologic Anatomic

Usa Chaikledkaew BSc(Pharm), MA, PhD*,**, Kankamon Kittrongsiri BSc(Pharm)*,** * Social and Administrative Pharmacy Excellence Research (SAPER) Unit, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand ** Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Minis

This project aims to provide policy makers evidences for regulating an appropriate iodine supplement for pregnant women in Thailand. Due to the concern of low IQ of Thai children, there is an agreement among stakeholders that it should start promote sufficient iodine intake since gestation period. This study comprised of systematic literature revie

The Lancet“No treatment for the disease of addiction was available there. Once a month or so we marched around for a couple of hours chanting slogans”, Huong Son, who had been detained for 4 years in a so-called drug treatment centre in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, told Human Rights Watch (HRW). Son’s

The use of economic evaluation in healthcare policies and decision-making, which is limited in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), might be promoted through the improvement of the conduct and reporting of studies. Although the literature indicates that there are many issues affecting the condu

A number of collaborative works between MoPH hospitals and the private sector were observed. Health services collaboration is the most obvious and popular model adopted by many MoPH hospitals. Until now, these has been no clear policy regarding such collaborations and this has led to drawbacks. Authors proposed a collaborative framework should be c

SpeakerProfessor Dean Jamison, Professor Emeritus, Global Health Principal Investigator, Disease Control Priorities NetworkDate: 23 August 2016Time: 16.30 – 18.00Venue: Richmond Hotel, NonthaburiNumber of participants: 120 seats availableOrganizer: Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Progr

A concept on social determinants of health and the Ottawa Charter’s action areas for health promotion have drawn, in many countries, awareness to the health impacts resulting from a public policy. In Thailand, the issue was taken under consideration in the process of the National Health Systems Refo

People with hearing loss who are registered under the Universal Health Coverage scheme areeligible to receive hearing aids from hospitals free-of-charge. However, the costs associated with this policy after having received the hearing aids must still be borne by users such as hearing aid maintenance