Countries across Asia are increasingly turning to health technology assessment (HTA) to ensure healthcare decisions are guided by appropriate evidence. However, many still face challenges in institutionalizing HTA, including building technical expertise, applying economic evaluation in decision-maki

Strengthening Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Thailand through the Establishment of the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program. Tantivess S1 Teerawattananon Y1 Mills A1 1 Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand 2 London

As a part of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on healthcare between the Kenyan Ministry of Health and Thai Ministry of Public Health, a delegation from Kenya, including the Senate, Health Financing Reforms Experts’ Panel (HEFREP), and Ministry of Health of Kenya, visit Thailand from 5th to 7th June

Infectious disease modelling have played a defining role in managing the COVID-19 pandemic and their use is expected to rise owing to emerging disease outbreaks. Hence, countries have recognised the need to strengthen the capacity to use such models to prepare, manage, and exit outbreaks by answering difficult and dynamic policy questions.   The

MEAs aim at early access to high-cost innovative medicines at pre-determined terms that can ensure the financial sustainability of healthcare systems. However, their successful adoption hinges on a consideration of various factors to address the unique challenges faced by different nations. The a

To develop Health Intervention and Technology Assessment (HITA) capacity in member states, World Health Organization, South East Asia Regional Office (WHO SEARO) allocated funding for HITA capacity building in the region. Sri Lanka, together with Indonesia and Nepal, was selected to be a country case study. The project began in early 2015 and is pa

Sripen Tantivess BSc, MPH, PhD* * Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand This paper presents a review of the domestic and international literature on the assessment of the social and ethical implications of health technologies. It g

(Reuters Health) – People who smoke or drink heavily may develop pancreatic cancer at an earlier age than folks who avoid those habits, a new study suggests.It’s long been known that smoking is a risk factor for developing pancreatic cancer – a disease that is rarely caught early and has a grim prog

Time-lapse photography has shown that embryos of smoking women develop more slowly.French academics in an IVF clinic took regular pictures of an egg from the moment it was fertilised until it was ready to be implanted into the mother.At all stages of development, embryos from smokers were consistent

On 28 January 2013, Sir Michael gave a public lecture on “Optimising health care in the UK National Health Service: Balancing quality and efficiency” as part of the PMAC conference. Due to the variable backgrounds of the attendees, this lecture aimed to introduce the term HTA and its roles in the Na