HITAP was invited to attend the “Strengthening Health and Disease Modelling for Public Health Decision Making” organised by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and Wellcome on June 7–8, 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. It brought together 110 virtual and on-site attendees, with 76 on-site modellers,

Factors Affecting Health-Care Costs and Hospitalizations among Diabetic Patients in Thai Public Hospitals. Chaikledkaew U1,2, Pongchareonsuk P1, Chaiyakunapruk N3,4,5, Ongphiphadhanakul B6. 1Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok,Thailand; 2Health Interventio

President Obama’s health care law is putting new strains on some of the nation’s most hard-pressed hospitals, by cutting aid they use to pay for emergency care for illegal immigrants, which they have long been required to provide.The federal government has been spending $20 billion annually to reimb

Partners from the International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) join the 2nd China Health Technology Assessment Conference organised by the China National Health Development Research Center (CNHDRC) on 26-27 October 2019 in Beijing, China. The event brings together China’s high-level representati

The world is rapidly changing. In mid-2023, NASA found that the average temperature in the Northern Hemisphere was the highest in 170 years, with ice melting 6-7 times faster compared to 25 years ago. Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), announced

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most pressing public health challenges worldwide. It occurs when antimicrobials—such as antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, and antiparasitics—become ineffective against microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. This resistance can le

The development of medical innovation is one of Thailand’s key strategic priorities, as outlined in the 13th National Economic and Social Development Plan (2023–2027), with Milestone 4 positioning Thailand as a hub for high-value medical and healthcare services. However, Thailand’s research and development in medical technologies and health i

With the aim to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Vietnam enacted the Health Insurance law in 2008, providing coverage for health intervention items in the scope of health benefits under the Social Health insurance (SHI), managed by Vietnam Social Security (VSS). The scope of health benefits

Benjarin Santatiwongchai1, Varit Chantarastapornchit1*, Thomas Wilkinson2, Kittiphong Thiboonboon1, Waranya Rattanavipapong1, Damian G Walker3, Kalipso Chalkidou2, Yot Teerawattananon1 1 Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Nonthaburi, Thailand, 2 NICE International,National Insti

This is a joint post by Amanda Glassman, Kate McQueston and Jenny Ottenhoff, reproduced with permission from the Center for Global DevelopmentUniversal health coverage (UHC) is now firmly on the global health agenda, and carries with it the ambitious goal of providing “access to key promotive, preve