Assessing key model parameters for economic evaluation of pandemic influenza interventions: the data source matters. Naiyana Praditsitthikorn,a,b Surachai Kotirum,a Adun Mohara,a Kuntika Dumrongprat,a Roman Perez Velasco,c Yot Teerawattananona aHealth Intervention and Technology Assessment P

Provider-initiated HIV/AIDS counselling and testing at healthcare facilities in Thailand: a cluster-randomisation trial. Yot Teerawattananon1, Yuwadee Leelukkanaveera1,2,3, Montarat Thavorncharoensap1,4, Piya Hanvoravongchai5, Lily Ingsrisawang1,6, Sripen Tantivess1, Usa Chaikledkaew1,4, Adun Mohar

Improving quality of primary care through financial incentives: the case of Thailand. Paramjit Gill1, Rachel Foskett-Tharby1, Francoise Cluzeau2, Sripen Tantivess3 and Yot Teerawattananon3 1National Collaborating Centre for Indicator Development, University of Birmingham, UK 2NICE International

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will continue to significantly impact healthcare and public health around the world. Given the complexity of AMR and the multi-dimensional nature of its aetiology and impact, a multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary approach is required to mitigate its impact. “One Health” is an approach to designing and implementi

Economic evidence is increasingly being used for informing health policies. However, the underlining principles of health economic analyses are not always fully understood by non-health economists, and inappropriate types of analyses, as well as inconsistent methodologies, may be being used for info

The evaluation of public health in Thailand is conducted via the National Health Examination Survey (NHES). This programme has been implemented since 1991 and serves as an important source of health data due to comprehensive and accurate medical examinations conducted by medical personnel – which ar

This visit is a part of the project to support the development of health technology assessment (HTA) in Vietnam, under the auspices of the International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI). This visit represents an ongoing collaboration between the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Progra

Pritaporn Kingkaew1,*, PitsaphunWerayingyong1, San San Aye2, Nilar Tin3, Alaka Singh4, Phone Myint2 and Yot Teerawattananon1 1Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand, 2Department of Health Planning and 3Department of He

Various public health measures have been taken by governments and health authorities to prevent and control pandemics across time. The benefit of investing in any health condition should outweigh the costs of not investing in it. The objective of this evidence brief to review studies conducted

Abstract Aim Kidney failure patients in the Philippines have free choice on their kidney replacement therapy (KRT), with a majority choosing haemodialysis (HD) over peritoneal dialysis (PD) and transplantation despite the inadequate coverage of HD. Although national health insurance coverage is