Drug-resistant HIV has been increasing in parts of sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade, according to experts writing in the Lancet.Studies on 26,000 untreated HIV-positive people in developing countries were reviewed by the team.They said resistance could build up if people fail to stick to drug

Patients with Down’s syndrome have developmental delay and abnormalities in their biological system. Most of the patients cannot take care of themselves. They must have long term treatment which is quite expensive. Currently there is no curative therapy for Down’s syndrome. Screening and prenatal diagnosis to detect abnormalities of Down’s sy

Every healthcare system in the world has to set priorities and make choices. Economic evaluation, in the context of health technology assessment, provides the decision makers with a framework for assessing the costs and benefits of various competing options, to inform fair and efficient use of limit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnmnyZ14A4wIn health systems, although there are many stakeholders with different interests (healthcare practitioners, policymakers, industry, patients and the public), many share the value of better health for all. However, when a decision needs to be made, it is not

One day, I was perusing the news and I came across an article about the inclusion of five new high-cost drugs in the Thai benefits package. Unbeknownst to me, the Thai Universal Health Coverage (UHC) released a news article in all domestic newspapers informing the public that the Director-General of

There was an overriding theme that HITAP’s activities focused on during the Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) 2015 – priority setting, which is also the theme for next year’s PMAC. As a new member of the HITAP team, I was involved in different activities during the Conference, particularly help

How do decision-makers in Thailand decide whether a new or improved vaccine should be added to the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)?What is the vaccine prioritization and selection processes in Thailand?How can the product preferences of low and middle-income countries (LMICS) be better commun

A call for case studies was circulated in September 2018 for real life examples of Best Buys, Wasted Buys and Contestable Buys in low- and middle-income countries. 58 case studies from 30 countries were submitted and one of the chosen feature case studies was authored by Pempa from Health Technology

โครงการประเมินเทคโนโลยีและนโยบายด้านสุขภาพ (Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program หรือ HITAP) เป็นหน่วยงานวิจัยระดับชาติที่ไม่แสวงหากำไร มีภารกิจหลักด้านการประเมินเทคโนโลยีและนโยบายสุขภาพโดยครอบคลุมยา เครื่องมือแพทย์ หัตถการ การส่งเสริมสุขภาพและป้องกันโรค รวมถึงนโยบายสังคมที่เกี่ยวข้

The IDSI (International Decision Support Initiative) and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) are pleased to announce the launch of the C19economics.org platform which aims to support policymakers and researchers working on COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMI