Aiming at appropriate preparation for the future development of individualized and regenerative medicine (in particular, gene, stem cell and tissue engineering therapies), the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment (HITAP) program has agreed to conduct a study to provide an insight on elements necessary for national policymaking in Thailand.

Advanced health biotechnologies in Thailand: redefining policy directions. Román Pérez Velasco1*, Usa Chaikledkaew2,3, Chaw Yin Myint2 , Roongnapa Khampang2 , Sripen Tantivess2 and Yot Teerawattananon2* Abstract Background: Thailand faces a significant burden in terms of treating and managi

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Katharina Kieslich1,*, Jesse B. Bump2 , Ole Frithjof Norheim3 , Sripen Tantivess4 and Peter Littlejohns1 1 Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, Division of Health and Social Care Research, King’s College London, London, UK 2 Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School o

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