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

Digital health interventions (DHIs), such as electronic decision support tools, telemonitoring, or mobile health (mHealth) apps, have the potential to address health system challenges that limit the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC). Regional economic development and a growing ageing

Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the PMAC 2018 conference. I cannot help myself expressing immense pleasure to be a part as a participant in the mega event where I met many intelligent and sharp international colleagues and one health expert from different one health global netwo

Climate change is increasing the frequency, intensity, and duration of extreme heat events worldwide, posing growing risks to human health. Heat exposure has been linked to adverse kidney outcomes through dehydration, reduced kidney perfusion, electrolyte imbalance, and increased risk of acute kidney injury. While international evidence suggests th

Diseases are caused by a range of risk factors, some of which are modifiable risk factors. Understanding the health cost burden associated with each modifiable risk factor can provide valuable insights for the health system, such as helping prioritize public health interventions that target the most harmful risk factors or designing programs that c

The Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) was one of the first countries to successfully apply for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’s (Gavi) new funding window on health systems strengthening (HSS) in 2006 and was subsequently awarded a second Gavi HSS grant in 2014. The Heal

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed global healthcare system vulnerabilities and societal impacts (1). Many countries experienced disruptions in health service delivery, exacerbating challenges in essential health services, human resources, and medical supply allocation (2, 3). As such, enhanced capabili

Manuel Alexander Haasis1*, Joyce Anne Ceria1, Wantanee Kulpeng2, Yot Teerawattananon2, Marissa Alejandria3 1 National Center for Pharmaceutical Access and Management (NCPAM), Department of Health, Manila, Philippines, 2 Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Department of

Patients in England will soon be able to see if their local health authority is offering the latest approved drugs and treatments, as scorecards rating hospitals become public.The scheme, to be rolled out before autumn, aims to create a level playing field for treatments such as IVF.Authorities foun

(Reuters Health) – Mercury and omega-3 fatty acids – both found in fish – appear to have opposite links to heart health, scientists have found.In an analysis of more than 1,600 men from Sweden and Finland, researchers found that men with high levels of mercury in the body had an increased risk of he