Open data is widely recognized as valuable, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the need for up-to-date information systems, leading all sectors to acknowledge its significance in enhancing efficiency, fairness, and societal development. These open data movements observed during

Digital health is an umbrella term that includes all healthcare services that are provided by ICT. From one’s personal wearable devices to the use of big data and AI in healthcare come under digital health’ Under the umbrella of digital health technology, various sub-groups such as electronic

HITAP was invited to attend the “Strengthening Health and Disease Modelling for Public Health Decision Making” organised by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and Wellcome on June 7–8, 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. It brought together 110 virtual and on-site attendees, with 76 on-site modellers,

\"UNITE for Thailand\" is an initiative designed to cultivate the next generation of global health leaders, anchored by the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP). The proposal acknowledges the critical role of effective leadership in addressing global health challenges and emphasizes the need for proactive support for early

Jakarta: As we fly over the clear blue Java Sea, I notice the sand from a few scattered islands sloping into the clear waters. I glance again towards my right shoulder at the travel pack I have been reading, containing Indonesia’s country progress report and the objectives of our collaborative activ

Universal Health Compassion for Universal Health CoverageThai efforts to help Indonesia take efficient steps towards UHCJakarta: As we fly over the clear blue Java Sea, I notice the sand from a few scattered islands sloping into the clear waters. I glance again towards my right shoulder at the trave

Universal coverage of renal dialysis in Thailand: promise, progress, and prospects. Sripen Tantivess, senior researcher 1, Pitsaphun Werayingyong, researcher 1, Piyatida Chuengsaman, nephrologist 2, Yot Teerawattananon, programme leader 1 1.Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program

Abstract Background Systems thinking approaches can determine system interdependencies to guide effective policymaking but have been underutilised in health policymaking, particularly for policies related to access and delivery of health services. In Thailand, a policy changing access to dialysi

Abstract Background Systems thinking approaches can determine system interdependencies to guide effective policymaking but have been underutilised in health policymaking, particularly for policies related to access and delivery of health services. In Thailand, a policy changing access to dialy

WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials are getting ready to set up and operate new health insurance markets in about half the states, where local officials appear unwilling or unable to do so.The markets, known as exchanges, are a centerpiece of President Obama’s health care law, and running th