PMAC 2016 Side Event (SE 014): Advanced Workshop in Methods for HTAThe methods of HTA have developed rapidly in the last decade. This is particularly the case in assessing the cost-effectiveness of interventions using modelling methods and in undertaking uncertainty analysis to guide decisions. Deci

A website offering parents advice on vaccines has been ordered to remove information about the MMR jab after claiming it could be linked to autism.Babyjabs.co.uk said the three-in-one jab may be causing “up to 10%” of autism in children in the UK.But the Advertising Standards Authority ruled the cla

(Reuters) – An experimental drug from Novartis may help up to half of heart failure patients for whom no effective treatment is available, although the evidence so far is indirect.Results of a mid-stage clinical trial of the drug known as LCZ696, unveiled on Sunday, gauged its effectiveness by measu

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 greatly expanded women’s access to free preventive services, particularly for sexual and reproductive health . Men didn’t fare nearly as well.The ACA guidelines’ promise of free contraception may have generated the most controversy, but the law also provides many othe

Philadelphia (CNN) — Beth Rutstein rolls up the sleeves of her T-shirt, juggles a stack of fliers and knocks on the door of a stranger’s home. She’s on a mission to save lives.After wiping sweat from her face beneath the sweltering afternoon sun on a recent Thursday, she ascends another set of stair

(Reuters Health) – People in developing countries with heart problems may not be able to afford new pacemakers, but a new study suggests devices removed during autopsies may have enough remaining battery life to be donated and used again.Researchers found that of 334 autopsies preformed at the Unive

From: http://www.healthnews.com/en/news/CORRECTIONAspirin-may-help-older-colon-cancer-patients-live-longer/00YPOSWeP3cf2v0p6fB0pW/ [Corrects headline to sentence case in story posted Dec 7, 2012 as 20121207elin003.]NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older adults with colon cancer who were prescribed a dail

The upcoming Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) 2016 is set to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from the 26th to the 31st of January 2016. This event is hosted by the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation, the Thai Ministry of Public Health and Mahidol University in collaboration with its global partners.

In 2013, HIU received a request from the Rockefeller Foundation, to support the development of UHC in Vietnam. Since then, the Vietnam engagement has moved under the umbrella of iDSI projects. The Health Strategy and Policy Institute (HSPI), was appointed by the Ministry of Health to be the country

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the lives and livelihoods of people since 2020 and it has disrupted provision of health services, including for primary health care which is the first point of contact for patients and the first line of defense for the health system.Learn how primary healthc