Using Economic Evaluation in Policy Decision-Making in Asian Countries: Mission Impossible or Mission Probable? Jomkwan Yothasamut1 Sripen Tantivess1,2 Yot Teerawattananon1,2 1Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi,Thailand 2Health I

The scientific information to support the causal relationship between input/output and outcome/impact of HIV prevention is inadequate and fragmented. A properly conducted economic evaluation could present reasoned and justifiable arguments as to why more or fewer resources should be directed towards particular HIV prevention interventions. However,

Introduction Genetic disorders in children contribute to acute hospitalizations and mortality. Early diagnosis is critical for better outcomes but difficult to achieve due to atypical presentations for thousands of potential genetic diseases. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a precision

Roongnapa Khampang1,2, Sawitri Assanangkornchai2, Linda B Cottler3. 1Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Hatyai, Thailand, 2Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Programme, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand, 3College

\"UNITE for Thailand\" is an initiative designed to cultivate the next generation of global health leaders, anchored by the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP). The proposal acknowledges the critical role of effective leadership in addressing global health challenges and emphasizes the need for proactive support for early

Universal coverage of renal dialysis in Thailand: promise, progress, and prospects. Sripen Tantivess, senior researcher 1, Pitsaphun Werayingyong, researcher 1, Piyatida Chuengsaman, nephrologist 2, Yot Teerawattananon, programme leader 1 1.Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program

Abstract Background Systems thinking approaches can determine system interdependencies to guide effective policymaking but have been underutilised in health policymaking, particularly for policies related to access and delivery of health services. In Thailand, a policy changing access to dialy

The Health Policy and Management Department (HPM), Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, University of Gadjah Mada (UGM), Indonesia, requested a study visit to the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) and ThaiCase Mix Center (TCMC) for its master’s students. The s

In Thailand, obesity in children aged 0-6 increased by 40% between 2004 and 2009, and urban residence was a significant risk factor. My study investigates actors and factors that influence obesity among pre-schoolers in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area. I use ecological system theory as a framework and

WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials are getting ready to set up and operate new health insurance markets in about half the states, where local officials appear unwilling or unable to do so.The markets, known as exchanges, are a centerpiece of President Obama’s health care law, and running th