Session Overview and Key Discussion Highlights The pre-conference session on “Building Regional Capacity in Infectious Disease Modelling: Shared Insights, Challenges, and Opportunities” was held on 5 November 2024, at Millenium Hilton Bangkok, Thailand, alongside the Infectious Disease Modelling

Executive Summary The 3rd Regional Workshop on Advanced Economic Evaluation was conducted on 24-26 February 2025, in Jakarta, Indonesia. The workshop was co-organized by the Ministry of Health, Indonesia, and HITAP, under the aegis of SAPPHIRE and the HTAsiaLink network with support from partners

Before the pandemic, many countries recognized the importance of regional collaboration in preparing for future pandemics, whether within ASEAN or the broader Asua Pacific region. In 2019, the SSHSPH discussed with the DFAT Australia for funding and support to this initiative, and the onset of the p

Executive Summary The 10th HTAsiaLink Annual Conference was held on 30 November – 2 December 2022 in Pattaya, Thailand. This conference is a flagship activity of HTAsiaLink, a regional network of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) agencies. It was hosted by the Health Intervention and Technology As

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

“A Star in the East: A Short History of HITAP” is a short history of the Thai Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program from its founding in 2007 to the present day, with some history of how it came into existence with an assessment of its national and international impact” -Anthony J.

Over the past 5 years, together with colleagues from across the globe, we have helped empower policy-makers to make decisions that are evidence-based and procedurally fair, in order to improve the quality and efficiency of their health systems. This year has been a turning point for us. We

INTRODUCTION TO THE YEAR’S EVENTS 2015 was our best year yet – a year that saw our international Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) grow from a fledgling enterprise to a trusted source of knowledge and support for those setting healthcare priorities. With our iDSI partners in Thailand (HITAP),

The UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health. With an annual budget of approximately £35 million, NICE employs 250 staf

NICE focuses on the UK. But over the years NICE’s guidance and methods have generated substantial interest from researchers, non-governmental organisations, health insurance funds and ministries of health and finance across the globe. NICE International was set up to respond to requests from arou