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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

Systematic review of economic evaluations on preparedness and interventions against influenza pandemics

This review aims to access state of the art and results from economic evaluation of interventions to control and prevent influenza pandemics in order to support policy-makers with resource allocation choices, and identify gaps for future research.210-204-2553

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

Cost-utility analysis of 10- and 13- valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in Thailand

A model-based economic evaluation was performed to estimate costs as well as outcomes of vaccination with PCV10 and PCV13 compared to ‘no vaccination’. This study considered two commonly recommended regimens: two-dose primary series at 2 and 4 months of age plus a booster dose at age 13 months (2+1) and three-dose primary series at 2, 4 and 6 m

A research development of the system for screening of refractive errors and providing spectacles among pre-primary and primary school children in Thailand

Refractive error is a main cause of visual impairment and blindness around the world. Active screening to identify children with uncorrected refractive error and treating them throught the provision of spectacles is recommend in many countries. However, it is not clear what the best screening stratergy is. Therefore, this study focus on development

Economic evaluation of treatment for metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Introduction: The development of new technology to treat patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma has resulted in promising outcomes in terms of extending life and improving quality of life. In Thailand, where health resources are limited, an economic evaluation of such technology would provide useful information for pricing and reimbursement

Pursuing evidence-based policy in the health sector: The case of iodine supplementation for pregnant women in Thailand.

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

Testing the combination of mobile health interventions for smoking cessation services uptake and smoking cessation: a factorial randomized trial in Thailand

Aim and objectives: This research aims to improve uptake of the Thailand National Quitline (TNQ) smoking cessation service and smoking cessation rates among Thai smokers. The objective of this study is to test whether text messages improves uptake of TNQ smoking cessation service and smoking cessation rates and to test which combination of text me

Cost-utility analysis of seasonal influenza vaccine among school children in Thailand

Objective: This study aims to assess the cost-utility of providing either trivalent live-attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) or trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) to school-aged children to prevent seasonal influenza. Methods: A deterministic age-structured dynamic transmission model was constructed and used to evaluate economic conse
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