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

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

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

The past few years have seen significant progress in the development of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in China. The China National Health Development Research Center (CNHDRC), the national focal point for HTA in China, has stepped up efforts to roll out HTA activities in many ways in order to s

We got a chance to interview Sumithra Krishnamurthy and Jesse B. Bump from Harvard University, authors of Chapter 2 on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), NCD Program Managers, and the Politics of Progress, to find out a bit more about their chapter. Read on to hear more!Q : Can you please tell us in

(Reuters) – The Obama administration on Monday said it expects that U.S. states will eventually join its planned expansion of the Medicaid healthcare program as they evaluate the benefits of providing health coverage to more low-income people.U.S. Medicaid director Cindy Mann said states will likely

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The mental health disorders concluded mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders, which are highly prevalent and burdensome worldwide. The resources that have been provided to tackle the huge burden of MNS disorders are insufficient, inequitably distributed, and inefficiently used, which leads to a treatment gap of more than 75% in many

Among sensory impairment, hearing impairment is most found in the general population worldwide. WHO estimated in 2011 that more than 360 million people (5% of the world population) have disabling hearing loss. In the Thai population, the prevalence of hearing loss is 4%. Consequences of hearing impairment include inability to interpret speech sound

The project in phase II aims to develop capability in the assessment of health technologies and policies through the activities of capacity building of staff, organization and networks, and to promote the network of the assessment of health technologies and policies in order to make the assessment of health technologies and policies in Thailand as