Kalipso Chalkidou , Amanda Glassman , Robert Marten , Jeanette Vega , Yot Teerawattananon , Nattha Tritasavit , Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt , Andreas Seiter Marie Paule Kieny , Karen Hofmani , Anthony J Culyerj Abstract Governments in low- and middle-income countries are legitimizing the imp

Songyot Pilasant1, Wantanee Kulpeng1, Pitsaphun Werayingyong1*, Nattha Tritasavit1, Inthira Yamabhai1, Yot Teerawattananon1, Sangay Wangmo2 and Sripen Tantivess1 Abstract Background: The Maternal and Child Health Voucher Scheme (MCHVS) was introduced in Myanmar to address the high rate of mat

Public health authorities around the world are increasingly using economic evaluation to set priorities and inform decision making in health policy, especially in the development of health benefit packages. Nevertheless, researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) encounter many barriers

Abstract BACKGROUND: At present, health technology assessment (HTA) guidelines of many countries including Thailand have recommended EQ-5D as the preferred method for assessing utility. This study aims to generate an EQ-5D-5L value set based on societal preferences of Thai population. METHODS

Abstract Many countries seek to secure efficiency in health spending through establishing explicit priority setting institutions (PSIs). Since such institutions divert resources from frontline services which benefit patients directly, it is legitimate and reasonable to ask whether they are worth

Pritaporn Kingkaew BPharm, MSc* * Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Nonthaburi, Thailand Recently, many researchers undertaking health technology assessment of screening or vaccination programs for infectious diseases have opted for dynamic transmission models for th

Abstract Nowadays, advanced information technology (IT) has played a key role in all processes of drug supply chain as well as in the national health insurance system. However, the situation of pharmaceutical information systems in Thailand has not been scrutinized and revised since 2002. This st

Executive summary The proposal to conduct a situational assessment on disease prevention and control for the establishment of a Southeast Asia Centre for Infectious Disease Control (SEACID) was an academic study, led by the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore (NU

Due to the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in aging populations and the prevalence of unhealthy lifestyles, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) that results from NCDs is a growing concern in Indonesia. With the target of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2019, public prov

Health financing is a component of the health system, crucial in achieving universal health coverage (UHC). Careful design of its three main functions, resource mobilisation, pooling and allocation, ensures improved access to essential health services and financial risk protection for