I would like to express my gratitude for the opportunity and the support from the UNITE initiative under the Program Management Unit for Human Resources & Institutional Development, Research and Innovation (PMU-B) to be part of the panel discussion at the “Early Career Path” session during the I

A new oral medication to treat patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis has shown considerable promise in two clinical trials, researchers announced on Wednesday.The medication is on track to become just the third oral drug available to M.S. patients, and potentially the safest and most ef

The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program Foundation (HITAP) establishes the Global Research Unit (GRU), a new team created to strengthen evidence-informed policymaking in Thailand and internationally. Why GRU Matters Health technology assessment (HTA) h

HTAsiaLink is a collaborative research network of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) agencies in the Asia-Pacific region established on September 2010. The network started with an aim to strengthen Health Technology Assessment (HTA) research efficiency by sharing HTA information, experiences, and resources within the members. HTAsiaLink also focuse

National HTA methods and process guidelines (hereon in referred to as HTA guidelines) have been identified as a key factor in establishing a well-functioning HTA system (1,2). A number of resources already exist for countries seeking to develop their own HTA guidelines, such as the Practical Guide on Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes, the iD

การประชุมประจำปี HTAsiaLink ครั้งที่ 10 จัดในระหว่างวันที่ 30 พฤศจิกายน – 2 ธันวาคม พ.ศ. 2565 ณ เมืองพัทยา ประเทศไทย การประชุมนี้เป็นกิจกรรมหลักของ HTAsiaLink ซึ่งเป็นเครือข่ายภูมิภาคของหน่วยประเมินเทคโนโลยีสาธารณสุข (HTA) โดยมีโครงการประเมินเทคโนโลยีและนโยบายด้านสุขภาพ Health Intervention and T

Abstract Introduction Despite the documented benefits of using health technology assessments (HTA) to inform resource allocation in health care systems, HTA remains underused, especially in low- and middle-income countries. A survey of global health practitioners was conducted to reveal the top

On 28 January 2013, Sir Michael gave a public lecture on “Optimising health care in the UK National Health Service: Balancing quality and efficiency” as part of the PMAC conference. Due to the variable backgrounds of the attendees, this lecture aimed to introduce the term HTA and its roles in the Na

( 11- 16 November 2013) Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) researchers and the program leader, Dr. Yot Teerwattananon, made a scoping visit to Vietnam in November 2013. The purpose of the scoping visit was to evaluate the current status of Health Technology Assessment (HTA

During the PMAC 2015, a side meeting on the role of the international Decision Support Initiative (http://www.idsihealth.org/about-us/) was organized in order to discuss: progress of the initiative so far and the challenges of country-led reforms. To begin, NICE International gave a presentation on