From CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/10/15/cancer-burden-lifestyle-world.html)The unhealthy consumption of high-calorie food threatens to reverse declines in smoking-related cancers in developed countries, while cancer death rates are expected to increase in developing countries,

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,

November 28, 2017Borneo Bulletin The Independent Newspaper in Brunei published a story of THE Ministry of Health (MoH) through its Office of Policy and Foresight, and in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) organised a two-day training workshop on Health Technology Assessment (HTA)

India have set up the body Health Technology Assessment in India (HTAIn) under the Department of Health Research (DHR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). This marks India’s ongoing commitment to using HTA to extend healthcare services and pursue Universal Health Coverage. HITAP are thri

Dr. Daniel Kertesz, WHO Representative (WR) to Thailand and Dr. Liviu Vedrasco, Programme Officer WHO Thailand Country Office, visited the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) to learn about HITAP’s work in Thailand and the region as well as to discuss collaboration.Dr. Yot

During 8th-10th May 2018, HTAsiaLink network members and honorable speakers and invitees convened in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for the 7th HTAsiaLink annual conference under the theme ‘Testing Treatments: strengthening HTA for better healthcare’. With more than 240 participants from Asia-pacific, the UK

On 28 August 2018, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Deputy Director-General for Programmes (DDP) and Dr. Daniel Kertesz, WHO Representative (WR) to Thailand, visit the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) to learn about health technology assess

On 29th September 2018, India’s No.1 English newspaper named ‘Hindustan times’ published a story about Thailand’s Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS). The article featured the lessons learnt from the writer’s study visit in Thailand, highlighted the success of the UCS as well as expressed the admiration

As a part of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on healthcare between the Kenyan Ministry of Health and Thai Ministry of Public Health, a delegation from Kenya, including the Senate, Health Financing Reforms Experts’ Panel (HEFREP), and Ministry of Health of Kenya, visit Thailand from 5th to 7th June

Get ready to dive deep into the various dimensions of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health as it has come to play significant role as a tool for combatting COVID-19 pandemic in the upcoming webinar session on Aug 17, 2022 (Wed) at 10:00 – 11:30 AM (ICT). Continuing from t