From CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/10/15/sit-diabetes-type-2.html)Adults who sit for long periods may face a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes than individuals who move around more often, a new review concludes.Even adults who met guidelines for physical activity risked compromisin

The upcoming Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) 2016 is set to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from the 26th to the 31st of January 2016. This event is hosted by the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation, the Thai Ministry of Public Health and Mahidol University in collaboration with its global partners.

I (the author of the blog) got to learn a lot about three things while discussions on these potential topics were on-going. Firstly, I got to know the uniqueness of the Vietnamese Health System and how they are trying to incorporate HTA and pharmacoeconomics in their current system, secondly I learn

HTA Workshop and Conference in Chandigarh, India iDSI theme: Strengthening Health Systems and Institutions The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India, hosted two HTA events in February 2018 in collaboration with partners, including t

Abstract Understanding the financial and health consequences if economic evaluation assumptions prove incorrect is essential for managing the risk associated with benefit package decisions, particularly in resource-constrained and overburdened healthcare systems. Yet these are also the settings t

Undocumented pregnant women migrants and their young children are disproportionately affected by displacement and health system constraints. In Thailand, chronic gaps in financing and manpower resources challenge the sustainability of border health facilities to provide services to migrants. Kanchan

This study marks Thailand’s first application of Distributional Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (DCEA), demonstrating that the concept of “equity” can be incorporated into economic evaluation. The analysis examines dialysis options, namely peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD), for patients

Osteoporosis is one of the major public health problems in Thailand, particularly among postmenopausal women and the continuously increasing elderly population. This condition causes a significant disease burden from fractures, leading to patient disability, reduced quality of life, and high expenditures for both the patients themselves and the hea

What is a chatbot? A chatbot is a software application that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing to understand user questions and return automated responses, simulating human conversation via websites, application on mobile devices, etc. What are examples of chatbo

ประเทศไทยและองค์การอนามัยโลกได้จัดทำยุทธศาสตร์ความร่วมมือระหว่างรัฐบาลไทยและองค์การอนามัยโลก (WHO Country Cooperation Strategy: WHO-CCS) สำหรับปี พ.