The Union of Myanmar is the largest country in mainland South-East Asia with a population of 57.5 million. It has a pluralistic mix of public and private healthcare systems. Although the Ministry of Health (MoH) is the main organisation responsible for healthcare provision, 70-80% of health service expenditure is now absorbed by the households. Thi

In a warning letter to the company dated February 14, made public on Tuesday, the FDA said the labels on Hershey’s Syrup+Calcium and its Syrup Sugar Free with Vitamin & Mineral Fortification violate federal law.The FDA said the company may not use the terms “plus” and “fortification” on the labe

The drug, linaclotide, will be sold under the brand name Linzess and carry a boxed warning that it should not be used in patients 16 or younger, the agency said.An estimated 63 million people suffer from chronic constipation, according to the National Institutes of Health. Additionally, an estimated

There are ongoing calls to harmonise and increase the use of COVID-19 vaccination certificates (CVCs) in Asia. Identifying groups in Asian societies who oppose CVCs and understanding their reasons can help formulate an effective CVCs policy in the region. However, no formal studies have explored thi

Factors Affecting Health-Care Costs and Hospitalizations among Diabetic Patients in Thai Public Hospitals. Chaikledkaew U1,2, Pongchareonsuk P1, Chaiyakunapruk N3,4,5, Ongphiphadhanakul B6. 1Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok,Thailand; 2Health Interventio

The Food and Drug Administration has agreed to give priority status to its review of three new uses for the anticlotting drug Xarelto, Johnson & Johnson announced Monday.The company is asking the agency to approve the drug to treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, and to prevent recu

The world is rapidly changing. In mid-2023, NASA found that the average temperature in the Northern Hemisphere was the highest in 170 years, with ice melting 6-7 times faster compared to 25 years ago. Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), announced

Post-graduation from Gavi support in 2016, the Bhutan Health Trust Fund took up investment for vaccine provision in the country according to its mandate. The Fund also aims to “eliminate financing uncertainties for priority core components of the Primary Health Care Services out of the income genera

On April 7-10, 2015, a HITAP team visited Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for a country scoping visit to explore the potential areas for introducing health technology assessment (HTA) to support health resource allocation, focusing on the investment or disinvestment of health technologies. This visit was c

My first trip to India was to participate in a workshop on health technology assessment (HTA) organized by the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) and the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) in Puducherry, India on 3-5 October 2019.