With the aim to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Vietnam enacted the Health Insurance law in 2008, providing coverage for health intervention items in the scope of health benefits under the Social Health insurance (SHI), managed by Vietnam Social Security (VSS). The scope of health benefits

Vietnam is one of the countries that are on the journey to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). With the Health Insurance Law enacted in 2008, and master plan for UHC approved by the prime minister in 2013 addressing some important issues including prioritizing healthcare provided to the populat

A five-day workshop held in Jakarta at the end of October 2015 reviewed and finalized two health technology assessment (HTA) studies in Indonesia. The studies, commissioned by Indonesia’s HTA Committee, were conducted by its Persons in Charge (PICs) in collaboration with Thailand’s Health Inte

The Indonesian HTA Committee (InaHTAC) was formally renewed and continues its work as a facilitator of national HTA studies as of 2016. Under their oversight and technical support provided by iDSI, three HTA economic evaluation studies were completed from 2014-2016: the economic evaluation of

This visit covered the introduction of the Indonesia EQ-5D-5L instrument, the Guide to Health Economic Analysis and Research (GEAR) online resource launch, HTAC’s plans for 2017, and the off-label medicines studies’ stakeholder consultation.

This mission report outlines the HTA Capacity Building Workshop, held in Thimphu, Bhutan, from 6 to 8 October 2025. The workshop marked an important step in advancing the institutionalisation of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) within Bhutan’s health system. Jointly organised by the Health Interve

The Indonesian HTA Committee (InaHTAC) was formally renewed and continues its work as a facilitator of national HTA studies as of 2016. Under their oversight, three HTA economic evaluation studies were completed from 2014-2016: the economic evaluation of sildenafil as a first line treatment for pulm