Abstract Background: High levels of sedentary behaviour (SB) are associated with non-communicable diseases. In 2016, the estimated total healthcare expenditure from physical activity (PA) in Thailand added up to $190 million in international dollars. The challenge to reduce SB and increase PA amo

In the largest settlement involving a pharmaceutical company, the British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and pay $3 billion in fines for promoting its best-selling antidepressants for unapproved uses and failing to report safety data about a top diabetes drug, f

Kaemjira Vesjaroon started working at HITAP in December 2024 as a research assistant. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Chulalongkorn University. Her research interests include policy-driven research related to the efficiency of resource allocation within public health system, cost analysis, and health promotion. She is passionate abo

Following an assessment1 of the core strategies of HITAP carried out by a team of Thai and UK investigators in 2007-2008, at the request of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, HITAP has initiated a second evaluation, in 2011, this time bringing together a team of UK, Thai and Korean assessors. These recommendations were the result of data analysi

โรคอ้วนเป็นปัจจัยเสี่ยงต่อการเกิดโรคเรื้อรังต่าง ๆ โดยภาวะอ้วนส่งผลต่อการเปลี่ยนแปลงความดันเลือด (Blood pressure) คลอเรสเตอรอล (Cholestero

The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) is working with foremost institutions to develop a book about interventions to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The NCD burden continues to rise in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), whilst some NCD prevention interven

With HTA gaining ground as a tool for priority-setting globally, it comes as no surprise that, alongside many other questions on the development of the mechanism, countries are trying to find ways to adapt HTA to their particular healthcare system and context. Such was the case the HITAP team found