This report summarizes the meeting on “Improving Priority Antibiotic Access in Thailand and Regional Coordinated Procurement Mechanisms,” held on 7–8 July 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting was convened by the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program Foundation (HITAP), in collabora

This article is part 1 of the blog series: “Knowledge Translation: The Key to Turning Mathematical Models from a Black Box into a Powerful Tool for Policy Decision-Making” As health systems become more complex, decision-makers need tools that can help them evaluate long-term outcomes and choose

Apiwat Piriyapol is a research associate at Medical Innovation Development and Assessment Support (MIDAS). His training was in labour economics with experience in urban health economics. His current interest is in conducting medical technology assessment to promote advanced technology to the healthcare system.

Scaling up cervical cancer screening in the midst of human papillomavirus vaccination advocacy in Thailand Jomkwan Yothasamut1, Choenkwan Putchong1, Teera Sirisamutr1, Yot Teerawattananon1, Sripen Tantivess1,2* 1Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health,

Kalipso Chakidou1*, Ryan Li1, Anthony J. Culyer2, Amanda Glassman3, Karen J. Hofman4, Yot Teerawattananon5 1Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, UK 2Department of Economics & Related Studies and Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York, UK 3Ce

Digital health and Health Information Systems (HIS) are dramatically altering the landscape for health. Thailand achieved Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in 2002. However, the delivery of health services relies heavily on manpower without digitisation, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the lack

The English Policy Brief Collection (Volume 1) presents a selection of policy briefs published by the HITAP Foundation. These policy briefs have been categorized under the following key topics: Chapter 1: Designing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Healthcare Systems Chapter 2: Managing Rare

The National Health Security Office Working Group (NHSO WG) conducted structured, evidence-based deliberations to generate recommendations for the National Health Security Board on the kidney replacement therapy (KRT) policy. These are the proposed recommendations: To consider defining KRT p

Asst. Prof Hannah Clapham during the policy conference session “Charting a path to sustainable immunization programs and preparedness/response strategies” The development, delivery, access, and perceptions around vaccination were all significantly impacted by pandemics. The pand

I had a great opportunity to participate in the Infectious Disease Modelling (IDM) Conference 2024 in Bangkok, where I presented my research and built networks with experts in the field. This experience was made possible thanks to the support from the UNITE initiative under the Program Management Un