The objective of this study is to determine the economic evaluation of the treatment of chronic hepatitis B by using drugs that are currently available in Thailand, and to analyze the budget impact in listing drugs with cleared health economic evaluation into the National List of Essential Medicines.  01-340-2552

Teenage pregnancy is an important issue. Many countries are paying attention to it. The policies in Thailand and the measures being taken to combat teenage pregnancy indicate that administrators and the public are taking the issue very seriously. Solving the problem of unwanted teenage pregnancy in Thailand was the first subject on the agenda of th

This study consists of two sub-studies as follows: Sub-study 1) Development of guidelines defining targets and indicators of Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) using data from the cost of illness studies.  In this sub study, incidence-based cost of alcohol drinking and cigarette smoking will be calculated and then used to set the target

The objective of this study is to determine the economic evaluation of absorbent products for urinary and fecal incontinence among disabled and elderly people in Thailand by taking the monthly average expense of adult diapers, incontinence pads of approximately 2,000 Baht per person into consideration.While a majority of disabled people and depende

This project aims to provide policy makers evidences for regulating an appropriate iodine supplement for pregnant women in Thailand. Due to the concern of low IQ of Thai children, there is an agreement among stakeholders that it should start promote sufficient iodine intake since gestation period. This study comprised of systematic literature revie

This study aims to explore effectiveness of home visit on clinical, economic, and humanistic outcomes employing systematic review. Home visits for all diseases and within all patient groups are included, provided that inclusion criteria are met. Results are expected to be useful for (1) developing guidelines for home visit for health professionals,

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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

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

Background: Osteoporosis, a reduction in bone strength, is one of the most significant factors contributing to fractures, particularly in postmenopausal women. It affects not only patients’ life expectancy and quality of life, but also household expenditure on healthcare costs. Various screening methods to identify the risk of developing osteopo