This report aims to describe the study visit of researchers at Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore who are undertaking cost of illness studies on enteric fever and rotavirus vaccines in India at the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP). HITAP, known regionally for suppor

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

Variation of health-related quality of life assessed by caregivers and patients affected by severe childhood infections. Wantanee KulpengEmail author, Vorasith Sornsrivichai, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Waranya Rattanavipapong, Pattara Leelahavarong, John Cairns, Yoel Lubell and Yot Teerawattanan

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

Pattara Leelahavarong BSc, MSc* * Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Pubic Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand A budget impact analysis (BIA) is used to assess whether the adoption of a new health technology is affordable, given the resource and budget constraints of the

Are you an expert in economic evaluations?Do you want to guide researchers around the world generate better evidence?We are calling for expert volunteers to join our Guide to Economic Analysis Research (GEAR) database. Your expertise in health economics can make a difference in generating better evi

Last month, from 7th till 11th of August, 2017, I attended a 5-day training extensive workshop on health economic evaluation organized by Health Intervention Technology Assessment Program (HITAP). The first two days focused on the basics of health economic evaluation and the last three days on advan

“What’s the value added I’m offering to the existing world of books and literature?” It is the mantra to keep in mind, repeating every few hours in my head when writing chapters to a book or even a paper. This is what I take home from the HITAP organized ‘Best Buys, Wasted Buys and Controversies in

Fertility doctors have called for a debate around whether freezing embryos should become the main option for IVF treatment in the future.An analysis of 13,000 IVF pregnancies suggested the freezing process might be better for the mother and the baby’s health.However, some fertility specialists argue