Vaccines have been a game-changer in the fight against COVID-19. Yet, vaccine hesitancy has impeded its uptake, impacting public health efforts. At the outset of the pandemic, people had doubts about this unfamiliar virus and subsequently, the vaccine: misinformation, rumours, and doubts about COVID

Welcome to Bhutan, the land of the Thunder Dragon nested amidst the breathtaking grandeur of the Eastern Himalayas. Guided by the concept of the Gross National Happiness, Bhutan’s constitution mandates access to free basic public health services, for both modern and traditional medicine. Nonetheless

Vaccination is a critical and cost-effective public health intervention that significantly reduces child mortality. Since the inception of the World Health Organization’s Expanded Program on Immunization (WHO-EPI) in 1974, vaccines have saved millions of lives, with a Lancet study highlighting that

Nonthaburi, Thailand | November 25, 2022 – The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) announced the completion of the first Technical Workshop on Infectious Disease Modelling. Research staff from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) with joint appointment

January 29, 2025 – The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) Foundation participated in the Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) 2025, held from January 28 to February 2, 2025, in Bangkok, Thailand. This global event brought together health experts and leaders from the publ

From Health news. BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19964600)Visiting a doctor for a general check-up is unlikely to lead to a condition needing treatment being identified, but may cause undue stress, say experts.The Danish researchers that carried out the latest review, which involved more than

Traditional and complementary medicines (T&CM) have increased in uptake and economic importance globally. T&CM involves the examination, diagnosis, therapy, treatment, disease prevention, and rehabilitation. The World Health Organization\'s (WHO) Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-2023 outlines a framework for action through the regulation,

Traditional and complementary medicines (T&CM) have increased in uptake and economic importance globally. T&CM involves the examination, diagnosis, therapy, treatment, disease prevention, and rehabilitation. The World Health Organization's (WHO) Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-2023 outlin

The Ministry of Health (MoH), Timor-Leste, together with partners, developed health facility readiness assessment or supportive supervision tools in 2014 to ensure availability of health services at health facilities and achieve the goals enshrined in the Ministry’s long-term goals for populat

A Difficult Balancing Act: Policy Actors’ Perspectives on Using Economic Evaluation to Inform Health-Care Coverage Decisions under the Universal Health Insurance Coverage Scheme in Thailand Yot Teerawattananon1 Steve Russell2 1Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Mini