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An economic evaluation of tetravalent dengue vaccine in Thailand
The objectives of this study are to identify resources used for providing tetravalent dengue vaccine to prevent dengue infection in the Thai health care settingestimate the budget impact of dengue vaccination program nationwide and to conduct economic evaluation of providing tetravalent dengue vaccine program compared with no vaccination program. T
The role of health technology assessment evidence in decision making: the case of Human Papillomavirus vaccination
Introduction: Cervical cancer is a major cause of deaths in female in low- and middle-income countries. The disease is preventable by introducing screening tests such as Pap smears, visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and HPV DNA testing. Recently, the first vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) was introduced to the health care market t
Using capability index to determine a value for money of the AIDS Competence Process in Thailand
The scientific information to support the causal relationship between input/output and outcome/impact of HIV prevention is inadequate and fragmented. A properly conducted economic evaluation could present reasoned and justifiable arguments as to why more or fewer resources should be directed towards particular HIV prevention interventions. However,
Assessing the implications of Thailand’s government use licenses, issued in 2006-2008
This study aims to assess the impact of the compulsory licensing (CL ) policy issued by Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health during December 2006 to January 2008 on antiretroviral drugs - efavirenz and lopinavir/ritonavir combination, an oral antiplatelet agent - clopidogrel, and four anti-cancer drugs - imatinib, erlotinib, letrozole, and doceta
Assessing the impact of health promotion interventions using social marketing strategies among construction and factory workers (in Thai language)
The objective of this research is to study the risk factors of health in factory and construction workers at both individual and community levels. This study includes currently available health promotion measures that will provide suggestions for the development of these measures and/or create new measures usingthe societal marketing concept. This
A review of magnitude and impact of dental health system in Thailand (in Thai language)
This is a review of the magnitude and impact of dental health problems in Thailand. It reviews the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prevention intervention of dental measures both in Thailand and other countries. These findings will be sumitted to the Senate Standing Subcommittee for following up on the productin and the usage of dental pers
Cost-benefit analysis of prenatal screening and diagnosis for Down syndrome in Thailand (in Thai language)
Patients with Down’s syndrome have developmental delay and abnormalities in their biological system. Most of the patients cannot take care of themselves. They must have long term treatment which is quite expensive. Currently there is no curative therapy for Down’s syndrome. Screening and prenatal diagnosis to detect abnormalities of Down’s sy
A feasibility study of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for severe thalassemic patients covered by Universal Coverage scheme
The Cost-utility analysis (CUA) study of Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) versus blood transfusion and iron chelating therapy (standard treatment) found that related HSCT (sibling donor) is more cost effective than unrelated HSCT in patients ≤ 10 years old in Thai healthcare setting. However, there currently has capacity limit for H
Economic evaluation of HLA-B*1502 genotyping in Carbamazepine induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)
Economic evaluation of HLA-B*1502 screening for preventing carbamazepine- induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is prioritized by stakeholders under ‘Research for development of health benefit package under universal coverage scheme’. The study carried out an evidence to inform the Subcommittee for Developm
Health-Related Quality of Life Measure (EQ-5D-5L): Measurement Property Testing and its Preference-Based Score in Thai Population
This research aimed to develop the population-based preference scores of the EQ-5D-5L (the 5L), Thai version in an effort to compare the measurement properties of the 5L with those of the EQ-5D-3L (the 3L), and to compare the results of an economic evaluation from a 2014 study that used the 5L compared with the 3L. To elicit population-based prefer
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