Since Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is high on the global health agenda, governments of many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have pledged to increase health investments in order to offer universal access to essential health services. Health technology assessment (HTA) has been recognized

Middle-aged men are now the group at highest risk of committing suicide in England, statistics reveal.Key reasons could be job or money worries due to the recession, says a new government strategy to reduce the number of suicides.Suicide rates among young men – previously the most at-risk group – ha

(Reuters Health) – When people with chronic health conditions have lower out-of-pocket costs for medications, they are more likely to actually fill their prescriptions, according to a new research review.The findings, reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine, sound logical. But they lend some har

(Reuters Health) – The short-term benefits of weight loss surgery are well known in severely obese people, but a new study finds that improvements in diabetes and blood pressure may hold up for years after the procedures.At six-year patient follow-ups, three quarters of people who’d undergone gastri

(Reuters Health) – For people conscious about their heart health, a new study suggests it may be best to eat fish instead of taking individual omega-3 fatty acids in supplement form.After reviewing information on the habits and fatty-acid blood levels of more than 20,000 male doctors, researchers fo

Universal health coverage (UHC) is now firmly on the global health agenda. The central purpose of UHC as described by the UN resolution is to provide “access to key promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative health interventions for all at an affordable cost.”A critical first step to deliver

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,

HITAP International Unit led by Dr. Yot Teerawattananon has an opportunity to meet Dr. Seth Franklin Berkley, Chief Executive Officer of the GAVI Alliance on his visit to Thailand. Dr. Yot and Dr. Seth meeting and discuss HITAP and iDSI work including GEAR, the Guide to Health Economic Analysis and

On 17th September 2018, Sarah Garner, coordinator of the Innovation, Access and Use team under the Essential Medicines and Health Products program, World Health Organization, had an informal meeting at the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP). She was eager to learn about HI

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the lives and livelihoods of people since 2020 and it has disrupted provision of health services, including for primary health care which is the first point of contact for patients and the first line of defense for the health system.Learn how primary healthc