Evaluating health-related quality of life has many benefits. It can beused to evaluate the results of treatment from diseases as well as monitor population health. In addition, it can also be used in various types of research such as clinical research and econo measuring generic health status. The d

In the Universal Health Coverage scheme, primary care services are very important as these are the basic health services which all citizens should have access to regardless of their health conditions. Thus, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) in 2014 initiated the Quality and Outcomes Framewo

A collaborative study was conducted by representatives from the Ministry of Health’s Directorate of Non – Communicable Disease (NCD) Control and the National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD), the WHO Indonesia office, the WHO Southeast Asia Regional Office, and the Health Interve

Sildenafil is a treatment option for PAH patients that is found to offer an additional 1-3 life years gained for PAH patients compared to beraprost, currently the only treatment available in the benefit package under the National Social Health Insurance (Jaminan Kasehatan Nasional – JKN) of Indonesi

Various public health measures have been taken by governments and health authorities to prevent and control pandemics across time. The benefit of investing in any health condition should outweigh the costs of not investing in it. The objective of this evidence brief to review studies conducted

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

Thailand spent 440,023 million baht on healthcare in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2022, of which 257,892 million baht went toward COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccination services. In addition to having higher hospital reserves than in the pre-pandemic period, private hospital

About one in six children and teenagers are also obese, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association report which showed that obesity remains a significant problem in US society despite efforts to combat it.“Obesity prevalence shows little change over the past 12 years, although the

After years of decline, measles is on the rise in Europe, according to a new report released Thursday.As of October, European health officials reported more than 26,000 measles cases this year and nine deaths. That’s a threefold increase in cases from the same time period in 2007, said the World Hea

As part of a series of events coinciding with the launch of the Gates Reference Case, Tommy Wilkinson (Adviser for Health Economics, NICE International) will be speaking on Tuesday 17 June 2014 at a lunch seminar hosted by the Center for Global Development, Washington DC. If you missed our launch ev