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The Potential of Provider-initiated Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing at Healthcare Settings in Thailand
This study aims to evaluate the cost, effectiveness and feasibility of setting up routine offers of HIV counseling and testing in community hospitals. Three methodologies were used : the first was Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials in 16 community hospitals, the second was a cost-effectiveness analysis and the third was qualitative research to
An economic evaluation of tetravalent dengue vaccine in Thailand
The objectives of this study are to identify resources used for providing tetravalent dengue vaccine to prevent dengue infection in the Thai health care settingestimate the budget impact of dengue vaccination program nationwide and to conduct economic evaluation of providing tetravalent dengue vaccine program compared with no vaccination program. T
Using capability index to determine a value for money of the AIDS Competence Process in Thailand
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,
Assessing the implications of Thailand’s government use licenses, issued in 2006-2008
This study aims to assess the impact of the compulsory licensing (CL ) policy issued by Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health during December 2006 to January 2008 on antiretroviral drugs - efavirenz and lopinavir/ritonavir combination, an oral antiplatelet agent - clopidogrel, and four anti-cancer drugs - imatinib, erlotinib, letrozole, and doceta
Assessing alternative measures for controlling drug prices (in Thai language)
The study suggests that the price of patented medicine in Thailand should be controlled based on equity pricing and outcome pricing. Equity pricing can be estimated from the international reference price and outcome pricing can be evaluated from therapeutic referencing or the pharmacoeconomic price. Moreover, in a case study of 7 medicines granted
Assessing the impact of health promotion interventions using social marketing strategies among construction and factory workers (in Thai language)
The objective of this research is to study the risk factors of health in factory and construction workers at both individual and community levels. This study includes currently available health promotion measures that will provide suggestions for the development of these measures and/or create new measures usingthe societal marketing concept. This
A review of magnitude and impact of dental health system in Thailand (in Thai language)
This is a review of the magnitude and impact of dental health problems in Thailand. It reviews the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prevention intervention of dental measures both in Thailand and other countries. These findings will be sumitted to the Senate Standing Subcommittee for following up on the productin and the usage of dental pers
Economic evaluation of medical rehabilitation services for inpatient with stroke in the context of Thailand (in Thai language)
This study aims to determine the cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of medical rehabilitation services for inpatients suffering from a stroke. It will compare the outcome of medical rehabilitation services in terms of functional status and quality of life before and after service providing. Moreover, it will compare cost-effectiveness and cost-uti
Economic evaluation of routine offer of HIV counseling and testing of out patients at community hospitals in Thailand (in Thai language)
This study aims to evaluate the cost-utility of the routine offers of HIV counseling and testing in community hospitals compared with the current practice. It analyses this by using the social perspective and the payer prospective. The model-based economic evaluation was use to analyze this. Data about the quality of life of HIV infected patients a
Cost-benefit analysis of prenatal screening and diagnosis for Down syndrome in Thailand (in Thai language)
Patients with Down’s syndrome have developmental delay and abnormalities in their biological system. Most of the patients cannot take care of themselves. They must have long term treatment which is quite expensive. Currently there is no curative therapy for Down’s syndrome. Screening and prenatal diagnosis to detect abnormalities of Down’s sy
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