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Convergence of Digital Health Platforms and Health Information Systems (HIS) Implementation in Thailand (ConvergeDH) – Year 3
Digital health and Health Information Systems (HIS) are dramatically altering the landscape for health. Thailand achieved Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in 2002. However, the delivery of health services relies heavily on manpower without digitisation, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the lack of adequate digital health platforms in the countr
Assessment of Capacity Building of Member States of WHO South-East Asia Region in Global Health
The term “global health” has emerged as part of the larger political and historical process, replacing the term “international health” to imply a shared global responsibility for health and is also associated with the growing number and increased roles of other actors beyond governments. In September 2009, Director-General of WHO, in consul
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) in Thailand
Quality and Outcomes Framework Steering Meeting 15 March 2016
Thailand adopted in 2013 the Quality and Outcomes Framework, also known as the QOF. This program was initiated by the National Health Security Office (NHSO) in Thailand that is responsi
Doctor Shortage Likely to Worsen With Health Law
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — In the Inland Empire, an economically depressed region in Southern California, President Obama’s health care law is expected to extend insurance coverage to more than 300,000 people by 2014. But coverage will not necessarily translate into care: Local health experts doubt there w
Navigating the Landscape of Digital Health: Australia
Executive Summary
Australia has a history of innovation, which is reflected in the breadth of health technologies that are increasingly available in the country’s digital health landscape. This breadth of digital health technologies can be categorised across four domains: Software as a Medical De
We need better value from every rand we spend on healthcare in South Africa
SA IS in the process of preparing for a National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme to reach universal health coverage by 2025. Attaining this goal in a resource-constrained environment will rely in part on understanding which interventions should be prioritised and how resources should be allocated.Our
Final Report: Lessons Learned from the Use of a Real-Time Monitoring System for Thai Traditional Medicines and the Path to Universal Health Coverage
Traditional knowledge of health care in Thailand, referred to as Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) or Kan Paet Pan Thai, has a rich history of application in disease prevention and treatment. However, TTM’s prominence waned for about six decades since the 1920s when Western medicine took precedence. T
Hitotsubashi University Health Economics International Workshop “Implementation of HTA in Japan and other Asian countries”
Universal health coverage (UHC) is a key national aspiration for Japan and Thailand and both countries have generally succeeded in achieving their UHC policy goals. Health technology assessment (HTA) has been adopted to support the process of moving towards UHC. However, HTA implementation has evolv
Limited resources and cutting-edge technology infiltrating every role mark the beginning of the health prioritization at the “Priorities 2024 Conference.
May 8 – 10, 2024 – the Ministry of Public Health, by the Health Intervention Technology Assessment Thailand (HITAP), partnered with the International Society for Priorities in Health (ISPH), a network of researchers, medical professionals, and policy-makers working in health prioritization, to organ
Brandon Chua Wen Bing
Brandon Chua is a Senior Associate at HITAP. He obtained his Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) and PhD (Public Health) from the National University of Singapore. Prior to HITAP, Brandon has cross-sectoral experiences spanning hospital, industry and academia with expertise in clinical practice, market access, health economics and health outcomes resear
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