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

Priority setting decisions in health policy are unavoidable. Priority setting has inevitable consequences in terms of foregone health benefits. Decisions can be optimized by ensuring that decision makers have clarity about both the costs and benefits of different options. The use of economic evaluation methods can provide a systematic approach to r

The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) International Unit (HIU), Thailand was contracted by the World Health Organization to provide technical support to two local Nepalese partners, namely the Center for Molecular Dynamics – Nepal (CMDN) and Nepal Health Economics Association (NHEA), to conduct an economic burden study

The Health Technology Assessment (HTA), which is a crucial tool for setting health intervention priorities, has been rapidly developing in Asia-Pacific, but is still not fully employed by many countries in policy decision making. Although HTA institutions and networks have been operating successfully in OECD countries and a few of the middle-income

WWW.GEAR4HEALTH.COM In 2016, the HITAP International Unit will launch the Guide to Economic Analysis and Research (GEAR) Database. The GEAR database is intended as a tool for identifying and resolving gaps and technical issues in economic evaluations. The database is de

In September 2016, Bhutan Ministry of Health (MOH) approached HITAP to provide support to conduct an economic evaluation study to introduce PCV in Bhutan. With regards to the request, WHO Bhutan funded 4 of HITAP staffs (3 researchers and 1 project associate) to help conduct the study. This collaborative work between MOH, HITAP and WHO has a work p

The World Health Organization (WHO) requested HITAP to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) in Myanmar to complete a closure assessment of two health financing schemes under the GAVI Health Systems Strengthening Support (HSS) program. The study will apply a multi-pronged approach comprising a document review, a s

According to World Health Organization (WHO) health system framework an efficient health system results in equitable access to essential health technologies with assured quality, safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness. National policies, essential health technology list, and evidenced-based selection of health technologies using health technology

HITAP, in collaboration with the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health, Tufts Medical Cent, conducted an analysis of existing capacity for conducting economic evaluations in the African region using the Tufts Medical Center CEA Registries. The findings of the study were presented at the PMAC 2020 side meeting “Attain & Sustain

HITAP was requested to provide support to the Beijing Children\'s Hospital and the China National Health Development Research Center in their efforts to develop a system for evaluating pediatric drugs in China.63374054HM039F0