Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Centre for Children’s Health of China are committed to advancing skills in conducting comprehensive clinical evaluations of medicines. This commitment is evident through a variety of initiatives, including workshops, training, and aca

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most pressing public health challenges worldwide. It occurs when antimicrobials—such as antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, and antiparasitics—become ineffective against microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. This resistance can le

The rapid advancement of technology is reshaping global health, offering new opportunities to strengthen health systems. The Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) 2025, under the theme of “Harnessing Technologies in an Age of AI to Build a Healthier World,” provided invaluable insights into the com

PMAC 2016 Side Event (SE 026): Making decision makers accountable: better journalism – better chances of getting to Universal Health CoverageThis workshop will bring together journalists, bloggers and editors from around the world to share stories of reporting countries’ journey towards and efforts

On 28 January 2013, Sir Michael gave a public lecture on “Optimising health care in the UK National Health Service: Balancing quality and efficiency” as part of the PMAC conference. Due to the variable backgrounds of the attendees, this lecture aimed to introduce the term HTA and its roles in the Na

( 11- 16 November 2013) Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) researchers and the program leader, Dr. Yot Teerwattananon, made a scoping visit to Vietnam in November 2013. The purpose of the scoping visit was to evaluate the current status of Health Technology Assessment (HTA

This is the third visit of the HITAP team to the Philippines and last activity of the two vaccine evaluations project collaboration between NCPAM and HITAP with the support of Rockefeller Foundation through NICE International. The project started in March 2013 and ended in March 2014. With extensive

PMAC 2016 Side Event (SE 012): Health Intervention and Technology Assessment (HITA): A Path to Universal Health Coverage (UHC)Given the global push to implement UHC, the importance of using evidence, namely health intervention and technology assessments (HITA), in governments’ decision making proces

During the PMAC 2015, a side meeting on the role of the international Decision Support Initiative (http://www.idsihealth.org/about-us/) was organized in order to discuss: progress of the initiative so far and the challenges of country-led reforms. To begin, NICE International gave a presentation on

iDSI aims to help policymakers in low and middle income countries in building capacity for active priority-setting, such that they can spend limited health budgets in a more efficient and equitable way, and achieve sustainable universal health coverage (UHC). In order to help achieve iDSI this aim,