The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program Foundation (HITAP) establishes the Global Research Unit (GRU), a new team created to strengthen evidence-informed policymaking in Thailand and internationally. Why GRU Matters Health technology assessment (HTA) h

HITAP emphasise the lead role of Thailand in public health system as the host of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) conference at the regional level gathering around 300 academics from 20 countries to present their research work, build a network for health policy recommendations development, and

Historical development of health technology assessment in Thailand Teerawattananon Y*, Tantivess S*, Yothasamut J*, Kingkaew P *, Chaisiri K*. *Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Thailand Objectives This study aims to review the development of health technology assessme

Health technology assessments as a mechanism for increased value for money: recommendations to the Global Fund. Yot Teerawattananon1*, Kate McQueston2, Amanda Glassman2, Jomkwan Yothasamut1,2 and Chaw Yin Myint1,2 Abstract The Global Fund is experiencing increased pressure to optimize resul

Since 2013, HITAP has supported HTA development and capacity building in the Philippines. In 2019, the Philippines mandated the provision of universal health coverage to all Filipinos. To support the decision-making for this promising undertaking, the partners continue their collaboration through technical assisatance on national HTA guidelines, on

Together with the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), HITAP has been engaged in assisting with building technical capacity for HTA and more broadly, evidence-informed decisions for health care in Laos since 2019. Towards this objective, HITAP hosted researchers from University of Health Sciences (UHS) and Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospi

HITAP is working with partners to support the Kenyan Ministry of Health to institutionalise health priority setting at the national level of the health system. A relationship between the Kenyan Mininstry of Health and the Thai Ministry of Public Health has been formalised through a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The collaboration focuses on hel

To execute planned activities and to seize opportunities to support partners in India build capacity in HTA and in implementation of UHC. HITAP will use the remaining funds to support a Post-Doctoral Fellow from PGIMER. Further, depending on the demand, HITAP may support its academic partners, CMC Vellore and JIPMER, the latter being a HTA Resource

Bhutan\'s Ministry of Health, especially the Essential Medicine and Technology Division (EMTD), is one of HITAP\'s long-term partners. From 2018 to 2019, HITAP with PATH supported Bhutan to conduct an economic evaluation for the implementation of a national program for rotavirus vaccination. HITAP also provided and continues to find opportunities f

An aim of this project is to prioritise Health Technology Assessment (HTA) topics.Topic prioritisation process consists of three key principles namely,1) the entire process and results must be transparent;2) the process as well as the prioritised list should be reflect benefits of the society; and3) the participation from multiple groups of stakeho