This 9th issue of HTAsiaLink newsletter focuses on “Building HTA: The Road to Organizational Effectiveness and Efficiency”. The issue teases out what it means to have organizational effectiveness and efficiency. We illuminate that effectiveness and efficiency is not limited to the establishment of a

“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” -Antho

Economic evaluation (EE) is a field that is increasingly needed in many countries to support health decision making for priority setting and resource allocation. Although the core concept of EE is simple it is a comparison of at least 2 interventions in terms of costs and benefits – the practicaliti

Details: The 11th HTAsiaLink Annual Conference took place in Putrajaya Malaysia, centered around the theme “Reshaping and Reshifting HTA in Navigating the Future Landscape”. Key discussions revolved around accelerating access to technologies, evaluating public health interventions and addressing ch

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Efficiency or equity: value judgments in coverage decisions in Thailand. Sripen Tantivess, Román Pérez Velasco, Jomkwan Yothasamut, Adun Mohara, Hatai Limprayoonyong, Yot Teerawattananon, (2012) “Efficiency or equity: value judgments in coverage decisions in Thailand”, Journal of Health Organizat

Lessons drawn from research utilization in the maternal iodine supplementation policy development in Thailand. Utsana Tonmukayakul, Román Pérez VelascoEmail author, Sripen Tantivess and Yot Teerawattananon Abstract In this paper, the authors share their experience on evidence utilization in