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Carbon Quest

Game details Think you know your impact? Measure it with Carbon Quest!Your Mission: Understand and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint.Step into Carbon Quest- a fun educational game available in both Thai and English.- Explore how your everyday choices impact the environment.- C

A protocol for a systematic literature review of economic evaluation studies of interventions to address antimicrobial resistance

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is accelerated by the widespread and often indiscriminate use of antimicrobials in humans, animals, and the environment. In 2015, the World Health Organization recognised AMR as one of the top ten global health threats, due to its potential to n

Framework to guide the use of mathematical modelling in evidence-based policy decision-making

Abstract Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the significance of mathematical modelling in decision-making and the limited capacity in many low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Thus, we studied how modelling supported policy decision-making processes in LMICs during the pand

Concept Note: HTA guideline Project (A stepwise guide for HTA guideline development)

The focus of HTA in this project is HTA for benefit package design. The main output will be a step-by-step guide for HTA methods and/or process guideline development, starting from key considerations in the initial phase to support the set-up of a conducive environment for good HTA, steps to follow

Indian TB cases ‘can’t be cured’

Concern over drug-resistant strains of TB is growing, with similar ‘incurable’ TB emerging in Italy and Iran. Doctors in Mumbai said 12 patients had a “totally drug resistant” form of the infection, and three have died.The Indian Health Ministry is investigating the cases and has sent a team of doct

Guest blog: My Experience as a HITAP Intern

My purpose of coming to Thailand was initially as an economics exchange student at Thammasat University for one semester. During my time here, I was also looking to pursue something professionally, whether it was through a volunteering opportunity or internship. Coming from the University of Washing

What can we learn from India’s COVID-19 Response? Lessons for Thailand and the World

The Delta variant that was first detected in September 2020 in India led to a major outbreak around April 2021. This variant crowded out others due to its higher transmission rate, and it soon became a concern for the rest of the world before the recent surge, on account of the Omicron variant, ecli

Crystal balling into the future: Insights from PMAC side meeting on modelling

On January 23rd, just one day after joining HITAP, I was presented with an opportunity to travel to Bangkok for the renowned annual Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC). The PMAC 2024, hosted at the Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre from January 22nd-27th, 2024, proved to be an enlight

Overcoming Barriers: Financing and Service Delivery for Vaccination in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

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

California county wants drug makers to pay for pill disposal

(Reuters) – Pharmaceutical companies selling drugs in parts of the San Francisco Bay area would be required to submit plans for incinerating or safely disposing of unused medication under a plan advanced by county officials this week.The measure, billed by supporters as the first of its kind in the
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