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

With Universal Health Coverage (UHC) high on the global health agenda, governments of many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have pledged to increase health investments in the scale-up of essential health services to meet the needs of their people. This has led to the recognition of health te

Presentation of Economic Evaluation Results Usa Chaikledkaew MA, PhD*,**, Yot Teerawattananon MD, PhD** * Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok ** Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Pubic Health, Nonthaburi In Thailand, econom

Global burden of disease and injury and economic cost attributable to alcohol use and alcohol-use disorders. Rehm J1,2,3,4 Mathers C5 Popova S1,2,6 Thavorncharoensap M7,8 Teerawattananon Y7 Patra J1 1 Public Health and Regulatory Policies, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada 2

Setting priorities for health interventions in developing countries: a review of empirical studies. Sitaporn Youngkong 1,2 Lydia Kapiriri 3 Rob Baltussen 1 1 Nijmegen International Center for Health Systems Research and Education (NICHE), Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud Universit