In the late year of 2020, the COVID-19 vaccines in the news which claim itself for possessing 90% efficacy seems to be the light at the end of the tunnel for all population in the world. All eyes are being kept on the upcoming promising vaccines while ones with lower efficacy are seen scept

Sitaporn Youngkong MSc, PhD* * Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand This article provides an overview of the potential uses of health technology assessment (HTA) in health technology or health intervention-related policy decision-

Apiwat Piriyapol is a research associate at Medical Innovation Development and Assessment Support (MIDAS). His training was in labour economics with experience in urban health economics. His current interest is in conducting medical technology assessment to promote advanced technology to the healthcare system.

Apirujee Punjataewakupt, PhD, earned her doctoral degree in pharmaceutical sciences from Chulalongkorn University. She has diverse experience in both the pharmaceutical industry and health-related research. She is currently serving as a research assistant at the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP).Her expertise includes ph

Abstract Objective: To estimate and compare the prevalences of anxiety at first and subsequent pregnancies and explore its associated factors. Material and Methods: The study was conducted among multiparous women aged <34 years admitted to the post-partum ward in a regional hospital in northea

AMR occurs when pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites) develop a resistance or tolerance to the medicines that are used to combat these microorganisms, such that these treatments are no longer effective. AMR is a natural phenomenon, however the speed at which it occurs is impacted by how

Angela is an International Cooperation Officer at the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program Foundation (HITAP), where she supports global partnerships and coordination of regional networks and platforms such as HTAsiaLink, SAPPHIRE, and GEAR. With a strong interest in bridging technical research and policy, she also contributes to r

(Reuters) – Republican governors bent on rejecting the healthcare law’s expanded insurance coverage for millions of low-income Americans may see their gambit backfire if their party fails to sweep the November elections.Five governors have vowed to opt out of the Medicaid expansion for low-income pe

This is a model-based economic analysis which estimates the costeffectiveness of providing unilateral cochlear implantation for three sub groups of the profoundly bilateral deaf population, namely 1) prelingual deaf children, 2) prelingual deaf adults and 3) postlingual deaf adults, using both the provider’s and societal viewpoints. The results s