In the era that most of the countries are moving toward universal health coverage (UHC), there is no doubt that every country experiences gap between their citizen’s health needs and what is economically achievable by government, especially in speedily advancement in health technology field. Hence p

In the world that is full of unpredictable and countless number of uncertainties, it is a great challenge that we have to observe and adapt in order to overcome such swiftly shifting challenges. However, over the past three years, people around the world have been facing one of the most critic

The past 9th HTAsiaLink Annual Conference has been a big success, initiating the first hybrid conference in our HTAsiaLink history. However, unpredictable challenges still await, both existing and new coming issues. Omicron is one of them, provoking us to strive for more knowledge and evidence. As f

Details: The 11th HTAsiaLink Annual Conference took place in Putrajaya Malaysia, centered around the theme “Reshaping and Reshifting HTA in Navigating the Future Landscape”. Key discussions revolved around accelerating access to technologies, evaluating public health interventions and addressing ch

Abstract India is at crossroads with a commitment by the government to universal health coverage (UHC), driving efficiency and tackling waste across the public healthcare sector. Health technology assessment (HTA) is an important policy reform that can assist policy-makers to tackle inequities an

The Government of Indonesia implemented health technology assessment (HTA) to ensure quality and cost control in the National Health Insurance Program (Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional/JKN). The current aim of the study was to improve the usefulness of future economic evaluation for resource allocation by

Montarat Thavorncharoensap BSc, PhD*,** * Social and Administrative Pharmacy Excellence Research (SAPER) Unit, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand ** Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thaila

Usa Chaikledkaew BSc(Pharm), MA, PhD*,** * Social and Administrative Pharmacy Excellence Research (SAPER) Unit, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand ** Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thail

The use of off-label medicines is an unexplored area for healthcare priority setting, though it is common practice in countries and can have a significant positive or negative effect on health outcomes and the efficiency of health care systems. It is therefore important to have a rational an

The HTAsiaLink Annual Conference for this year happened on 4 – 7 September, hosted by the Malaysia Health Technology Assessment Section (MaHTAS) under the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. Researchers from HITAP participated in the conference and presented their research projects thr