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How to Choose the Right Clean Air Room and Air Purifier to Stay Safe from PM2.5 in the Household and Public Buildings in Thailand
Situation of Clean Air Rooms and Air Purifiers in Thailand
Thailand continues to experience persistent fine particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5), posing significant risks to public health, particularly among vulnerable populations. About 13.6 mill
We need better value from every rand we spend on healthcare in South Africa
SA IS in the process of preparing for a National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme to reach universal health coverage by 2025. Attaining this goal in a resource-constrained environment will rely in part on understanding which interventions should be prioritised and how resources should be allocated.Our
Is QOF a magic bullet?: Key take-aways from Quality Outcomes Framework workshop
By Chayapat Rachatan and Kanchanok SirisonOn June 28, 2022, the Health Technology and Assessment Program (HITAP), Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, hosted a workshop on “Health incentive mechanisms present and future: UK’s experience of Pay for Performance and Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF)”. I
Improving quality of primary care through financial incentives: the case of Thailand. (2016)
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
How can chatbots address vaccine hesitancy? A study from Asia explores
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
[Press Release] Building Stronger Pandemic Preparedness with Infectious Disease Modelling
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
Public Health Policy Development in Thailand: Success and challenges
A concept on social determinants of health and the Ottawa Charter’s action areas for health promotion have drawn, in many countries, awareness to the health impacts resulting from a public policy. In Thailand, the issue was taken under consideration in the process of the National Health Systems Refo
Evaluating HITAP: 2 years on
\"First Step”, a program evaluation report, assessing HITAP’s two-year efforts and providing recommendations for further development of HITAP. This program evaluation was conducted by four external evaluators including Prof. John Cairns, Dr. Kalipso Chalkidou, Prof. Paibul Suriyawongpaisal, and Dr. Jirawat Panpiemras. Moreover, Prof. Mark Sculp
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