This is a promising time for the advancement of evidence and use of health technology assessment (HTA) in the Philippines. The HTA unit, STEP (Sentro ng Pagsusuri ng Teknolohiyang ngkalusugan), is currently conducting three studies to support national decision-making: 1) the economic evaluatio

In 2018, Kenya’s President committed to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2022. Subsequently, in June of the same year, the Cabinet Secretary for Health formed a Health Benefits Advisory Panel (HBAP) to develop a benefits package for the UHC program. Through past engagements between the K

Bhutan achieved Universal Child Immunization in 1991 and has maintained high immunization coverage over the past decades. Since Bhutan transitioned from Gavi support in 2016 after the country’s economic classification changed to lower‐middle income country, the government is now responsible for allo

The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), a member of the International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) organised a side meeting titled “Attain & Sustain Health Gains: Incorporating Value-For-Money in the Universal Health Coverage Dialogue” at the Prince Mahidol Award

Introduction The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) has been working with the Access and Delivery Partnership (ADP), hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to support countries to strengthen their capacity to strengthen evidence-informed decisions fo

Executive Summary The 3rd Regional Workshop on Advanced Economic Evaluation was conducted on 24-26 February 2025, in Jakarta, Indonesia. The workshop was co-organized by the Ministry of Health, Indonesia, and HITAP, under the aegis of SAPPHIRE and the HTAsiaLink network with support from partners

With Universal Health Coverage (UHC) high on the global health agenda, governments of many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have pledged to increase health investments in the scale-up of essential health services to meet the needs of their people. This has led to the recognition of health te

Historical development of health technology assessment in Thailand Teerawattananon Y*, Tantivess S*, Yothasamut J*, Kingkaew P *, Chaisiri K*. *Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Thailand Objectives This study aims to review the development of health technology assessme

Strengthening Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Thailand through the Establishment of the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program. Tantivess S1 Teerawattananon Y1 Mills A1 1 Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand 2 London

The Current Capacity and Future Development of Economic Evaluation for Policy Decision-Making: A Survey among Researchers and Decision-Makers in Thailand. Usa Chaikledkaew1,2 Chanida Lertpitakpong2 Yot Teerawattananon2 Montarat Thavorncharoensap1,2 Viroj Tangcharoensathien 3 1Department of Phar