The abundance of various innovations in healthcare (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, interventions, individual and community health promotion and disease prevention as well as a social health policy) have been continuously used in the healthcare system, resulting in a higher demand for resources and budgets in disease prevention and healthcare. Th

Kenya’s President, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta has committed his government to attaining the “Big Four” agenda on 1) Food security, 2) Affordable housing, 3) Manufacturing, and 4) affordable healthcare for all by 2022. This agenda is linked to Kenya’s Vision 2030 which sought to achieve Universal

During 8th-10th May 2018, HTAsiaLink network members and honorable speakers and invitees convened in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for the 7th HTAsiaLink annual conference under the theme ‘Testing Treatments: strengthening HTA for better healthcare’. With more than 240 participants from Asia-pacific, the UK

On January 23rd, just one day after joining HITAP, I was presented with an opportunity to travel to Bangkok for the renowned annual Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC). The PMAC 2024, hosted at the Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre from January 22nd-27th, 2024, proved to be an enlight

India has established Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to increase the use of evidence in informing health policy decisions. The Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), a resource hub for HTA and a leading public health institution in India, hosted a workshop titled “Co

Criteria for priority setting of HIV/AIDS interventions in Thailand: a discrete choice experiment Sitaporn Youngkong*1,2, Rob Baltussen*1, Sripen Tantivess*2, Xander Koolman*3 and Yot Teerawattananon*2 1 Nijmegen International Center for Health Systems Research and Education (NICHE), Department of

Objectives: This study aims to assess the trade-offs between vulnerability and efficiency attributes of contact tracing programmes based on preferences of COVID-19 contact tracing practitioners, researchers and other relevant stakeholders at the global level. Methods: We conducted an online discr

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The CMCC aims to enhance the informed use of COVID-19 models in policy making, by providing end users (with focus on LMICs) with an accessible overview of the aims, capabilities and limits of the existing COVID-19 models, how projections differ and what the models’ key assumptions/drivers are. The CMCC is convened by BMGF, the Centers for Disease

Sripen Tantivess & Viroj Tangcharoensathien Abstract Thailand achieves universal health coverage through the introduction of 3 benefit schemes: the Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme (CSMBS), Social Security Scheme, and Universal Coverage Scheme. The primary benefit package of these sche