The World Health Organization (WHO) requested HITAP to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) in Myanmar to complete a closure assessment of two health financing schemes under the GAVI Health Systems Strengthening Support (HSS) program. The study will apply a multi-pronged approach comprising a document review, a s

This is a post by Amanda Glassman reproduced with permission from the Center for Global DevelopmentCost-effectiveness studies compare the costs and benefits of different interventions with the aim of improving decisions on the allocation of scarce resources for health.  Or, put simply, they allow po

Gao Qi is a research assistant at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore in collaboration with MIDAS. Research fields include framework construction of health innovation process, early health technology assessment, and traditional health technology assessment. Interested in health policy effects and health innovatio

(Reuters) – Cuts in global funding for Eastern Europe and Central Asia are undermining the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and the AIDS virus, threatening to push already high rates of disease and drug-resistance even higher, experts said on Wednesday.In a report by leading European non-governmental

As COVID-19 spreads worldwide, national (and sub-national) governments and development partners are making use of a rapidly growing body of evidence to develop policies mitigating against this devastating pandemic. Mathematical models and computational simulation models play a unique role to inform

Background: Excessive intake of sodium is associated with elevated blood pressure, a risk factor that contributes to non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular diseases, and stomach cancer. Interventions and policies to control population-wide salt intake

Asst. Prof Hannah Clapham during the policy conference session “Charting a path to sustainable immunization programs and preparedness/response strategies” The development, delivery, access, and perceptions around vaccination were all significantly impacted by pandemics. The pand

Governments worldwide are facing the challenge of balancing limited resources and the increasing need for improving the healthcare of their population. Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC) to ensure equitable access to essential health services doubles the challenge for governments, especially in resource-limited settings. As a result, health priori

Abstract Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the significance of mathematical modelling in decision-making and the limited capacity in many low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Thus, we studied how modelling supported policy decision-making processes in LMICs during the pand

This study is a part of the research in “Research for development of health benefit package under universal coverage scheme”. This study aims to estimate social costs of health impact of people living inside and around industrial areas who risked acute myeloid leukemia (AML), in cases whereby AML was caused by benzene exposure. The result point