Patients who are using warfarin, an oral anticoagulant with narrow therapeutic index, needs to be followed up regularly. The index that has been used to monitor the result of using the medicine is International Normalized Ratio (INR). The gold standard of the method to measure INR is to measure using a specific device in the laboratory. However, th

Aim and objectives: This research aims to improve uptake of the Thailand National Quitline (TNQ) smoking cessation service and smoking cessation rates among Thai smokers. The objective of this study is to test whether text messages improves uptake of TNQ smoking cessation service and smoking cessation rates and to test which combination of text me

This project is part of the international Decision Support Initiative (iDSI), an innovative global partnership between leading government institutions, universities, and think tanks in the field of healthcare priority-setting. iDSI uniquely provides intellectual insight with hands-on field expertise, and delivers peer-to-peer support to policymaker

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

Bhutan\'s Ministry of Health, especially the Essential Medicine and Technology Division (EMTD), is one of HITAP\'s long-term partners. From 2018 to 2019, HITAP with PATH supported Bhutan to conduct an economic evaluation for the implementation of a national program for rotavirus vaccination. HITAP also provided and continues to find opportunities f

Together with the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), HITAP has been engaged in assisting with building technical capacity for HTA and more broadly, evidence-informed decisions for health care in Laos since 2019. Towards this objective, HITAP hosted researchers from University of Health Sciences (UHS) and Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospi

In response to expressed interest from the Philippines and other countries in the region on Traditional and Complementary Medicines (T&CM), HITAP and NUS drafted a manuscript titled “Traditional and Complementary Medicines: A review of current technical guidance documents” to summarise the current literature on the topic.For document please

HITAP, under the leadership of the National Health Foundation (NHF), Thailand, is partnering with the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH), National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Mathematical/Economic Modelling Department (MAEMOD) at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) as part of the Asia HTA Consortium

This study aims to assess the use of unblind vs blind expert elicitation for precision medicine