Background Chronic kidney disease is a growing global health concern, requiring kidney replacement therapy for survival. In Brunei, kidney failure incidence and prevalence are among the highest globally. Despite a peritoneal dialysis preference policy, uptake remains low, straining financial and hu

A cost–utility analysis of alternative drug regimens for newly diagnosed severe lupus nephritis patients in Thailand. Adun Mohara1, Román Pérez Velasco1, Naiyana Praditsitthikorn1,2, Yingyos Avihingsanon3 and Yot Teerawattananon1 1Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP),

Background Healthcare policymaking often struggles to account for complex future uncertainties, particularly for policies affecting healthcare infrastructure or stakeholder behaviour. Scenario thinking is a structured approach for exploring multiple plausible futures. It has, however, been underuti

In this issue, the main article will focused on how HTA units in the Asian-Pacific region communicate with their stakeholders in order to push forward their research result. Secondly, we recently greet our two new members, HealthPact (Australia) and Department of Health (the Philippines), therefo

COVID-19 has been inevitably staying with us for almost a year and a half since the first outbreak. It induces us to seek for more knowledge in order to survive and control this harsh situation, not only from healthcare perspective but also economic and political ones. HTA is a great helping hand fo