This project aims to study the health screening system in developed countries and in Thailand in terms of structure, authority and management of the organizations. In addition the market value of health screening services in both public and private sectors in Thailand will be estimated.  201-347-2553health screening,health screening systems,popul

The evaluation of health promotion interventions has also become increasingly important in Thailand, particularly evaluation of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness (Room et al. 2003). The past evaluations of ThaiHealth were the assessment of intermediate outcome e.g. alcohol consumption per capita, individual alcohol drinking pattern, aggregate al

Over the past two decades a notable progression has been made in relation to the capacity building of health technology assessment (HTA ) research and its policy utility in Thailand. Such developments have been shaped by multiple factors. This study aims to review 20 years experiences of an attempt to establish a  formal HTA system in Thailand, fo

The Ministry of Health (MoH), Timor-Leste, together with partners, developed health facility readiness assessment or supportive supervision tools in 2014 to ensure availability of health services at health facilities and achieve the goals enshrined in the Ministry’s long-term goals for populat

YOT TEERAWATTANANONa, PRITAPORN KINGKAEWa, TANUNYA KOOPITAKKAJORNa,SITAPORN YOUNGKONGa,b,*, NATTHA TRITASAVITc, PATSRI SRISUWANd and SRIPEN TANTIVESSa aHealth Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Nonthaburi, Thailand bDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol Universi

Tobacco smoking is widely recognised as one of the leading threats to population health. Around 21% of the Thai population currently smoke. It was estimated that 51,000 deaths and 755,000 disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost are due to tobacco use. Results from published meta-analyses suggest

This study is the first stage under the project of development and evaluation concerning the effectiveness of measures to prevent self-harm in Thailand. The problem conditions, involved factors, signals prior to self-harm and measures to prevent self-harm in selected province were studied. The study results illustrate the problems of inaccessibili

This is an intervention study research covers 18 districts in two provinces in the North of Thailand aiming at measuring effects of interventions. Three interventions are developed, namely (1) provision of supporting suicide prevention tools/guidelines for health volunteer and community leaders, (2) development of existing hotline and (3) use of co

This study aims to determine the appropriate method for screening breast cancer in Thai women both in terms of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. The research was divided into four phases: Phase 1 - systematic literature review of risk factors and a clinical prediction score of breast cancer in Thai women, Phase 2 - preparation of a clinical pre