GEAR, an international global knowledege effort has been recognised as a platform for making HTA resources available and has proven to be a useful tool for in-country support as indicated by collaborators. This grant period is critical for assessing and ensuring the sustainability of GEAR. The website has been refined to include more material inclu

Given the impact of COVID-19, HITAP and partner organisation are committing to continue translating knowledge pieces and technical trainings collaboration in the virtual approach. Such virtual sessions refer to webinars engaged with guest lectureres in the fields, and modelling trainings by HITAP and partners. This initiative has been largely welco

Thailand introduced and legislated Universal Health Coverage (UHC), “30 baht treats all disease project”, in 2001. The scheme covered approximately 47 million people who were not insured by Thailand\\\'s other existing large scale insurance schemes.This work aims to1) understand how UHC affects and alters households’ routine life decisions, a

The objective of this study is to determine the possibility of organizational development of the HITAP for stability and suitability to accommodate workload and manpower which are likely to increase in the future. The results indicate that the current HITAP’s positions, government and independent organization, are appropriated in Thai setting.201

Cervical cancer is a major cause of health burden in Thailand. However, the composite of cost of treatment among cervical cancer patients has not been studied. The objective of this study is to estimate the life-time treatment costs and quality of life among different diagnostic staging of invasive cervical cancer in Thailand using the social viewp

Bongkoch Goeke holds a Bachelor\'s degree in English from Chiang Mai University and a Master\'s degree in English Linguistics and Literature from Osnabrück University, Germany. She began working with the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program Foundation (HITAP) as an Executive Assistant in 2020. She has extensive experience in coordi

The report summarises a visit to Tanzania and has been prepared by Mr. Panupong Chaowanasawat and Dr. Brandon Chua from the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program Foundation (HITAP), Thailand. The study visit was supported by the Access and Delivery Partnership (ADP), led by the Unite

The application “Clubhouse” has phenomenally shaken the world of social media, with an increase of 5 million active users within 2 months. The platform interests us with an unorthodox way of socialising, a voice-only interaction without visualised media. Some may see it as a weakness of this applica

Dr. Arpaporn Sutipatanasomboon is experienced in cell biology and molecular genetics research and is a registered patent agent with the Thailand Department of Intellectual Property. Her passion is to integrate early health technology assessment and intellectual property management to support decision makers, innovators and promote access to innovat

Dr. Teerawat Wiwatpanit is a biomedical scientist by training. His expertise includes early health technology assessment, innovation development, and biomedical engineering for disease modeling and drug testing. He is passionate about promoting an efficient innovation landscape and translating scientific discoveries into practical healthcare soluti