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Should high-cost bevacizumab be used for metastatic-colorectal cancer (mCRC) treatment in JKN in Indonesia?
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in Indonesia with approximately 28,000 patients diagnosed each year. Without population-based screening, patients are often treated when they reach the advanced stage.
Bevacizumab, a newly available high-cost treatment for metastatic colorectal ca
Cetuximab as an adjuvant therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): Does the high cost outweigh the benefit for saving patient’s life?
Cetuximab is provided for mCRC patients with positive KRAS wild type, and also head and neck cancer patients as indicated in the Indonesian National Drug Formulary. However, currently, it is also used for indications not specified in the National Drug Formulary.
Adding cetuximab to chemothera
Would a rotavirus vaccination program for children under 5 years be cost-effective for Bhutan?
In many countries, rotavirus vaccination is the most cost-effective way to prevent rotavirus diarrhea. With this in mind, the Essential Medicines and Technology Division (EMTD) in collaboration with Health Intervention Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Mahidol Oxford Research Unit (MORU), and P
Building Global Health Capacity for Countries in WHO South-East Asia Region
Global health is defined as health issues that transcend national boundaries. This notion implies a shared global responsibility for health and is associated with actors beyond country government. In WHO South-East Asia Region (SEAR), the Regional Committee adopted a resolution in 2010 to enco
Good Governance for Universal Health Coverage
Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) requires policy initiatives supported by long-term system reform and an accountable governance structure that can sustainably deliver all three dimensions of UHC, population coverage, breadth of benefits package, and degree of financial coverag
Budgeting and paying for services under Thailand’s Universal Coverage Scheme
Health financing is a component of the health system, crucial in achieving universal health coverage (UHC). Careful design of its three main functions, resource mobilisation, pooling and allocation, ensures improved access to essential health services and financial risk protection for
Evaluating the Value of a Real-World HTA Agency
As countries develop their health systems on the path to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) (#LeaveNoOneBehind), many countries are experimenting with the development of a health technology assessment (HTA) agency in order to set priorities for health benefit packages, make go/no go decisions about
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