This report summarizes the study visit of delegates from the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Ghana to the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program Foundation (HITAP), Thailand between 28 October and 1 November 2024.   The report has been prepared by Dr. Brandon Chua and M

Countries across Asia are increasingly turning to health technology assessment (HTA) to ensure healthcare decisions are guided by appropriate evidence. However, many still face challenges in institutionalizing HTA, including building technical expertise, applying economic evaluation in decision-maki

(Reuters) – India’s highest court will hear final arguments starting this week in a landmark case over drug patents that could change the rules for the country’s healthcare sector and potentially curb its global role as a supplier of cut-price generic medicines.The Supreme Court hearing pits Swiss d

Scaling up cervical cancer screening in the midst of human papillomavirus vaccination advocacy in Thailand Jomkwan Yothasamut1, Choenkwan Putchong1, Teera Sirisamutr1, Yot Teerawattananon1, Sripen Tantivess1,2* 1Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health,

On 17th September 2018, Sarah Garner, coordinator of the Innovation, Access and Use team under the Essential Medicines and Health Products program, World Health Organization, had an informal meeting at the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP). She was eager to learn about HI

Digital health and Health Information Systems (HIS) are dramatically altering the landscape for health. Thailand achieved Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in 2002. However, the delivery of health services relies heavily on manpower without digitisation, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the lack

I had a great opportunity to participate in the Infectious Disease Modelling (IDM) Conference 2024 in Bangkok, where I presented my research and built networks with experts in the field. This experience was made possible thanks to the support from the UNITE initiative under the Program Management Un

1. BackgroundSince 2011 the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) and the National Health Security Office (NHSO) has collaborated in health promotion and disease prevention program, which aims to provide a high quality of health promotion and disease prevention services for all Thai people. Although the NHSO has indicators for health promotion and disea

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