iDSI aims to help policymakers in low and middle income countries in building capacity for active priority-setting, such that they can spend limited health budgets in a more efficient and equitable way, and achieve sustainable universal health coverage (UHC). In order to help achieve iDSI this aim,

The Centre is planning to create an assessment board to identify the latest and best medical technology for government hospitals on the basis of an independent cost-benefit analysis.In the absence of such guidelines, these decisions are often industry-driven, putting the hapless patient at the recei

International workshop on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) inauguratedGovernment is committed to reducing out of pocket expenses on healthcare: Smt Anupriya PatelHTA will lead India to have a robust Universal Health Coverage programme: Shri Faggan Singh KulasteShri Faggan Singh Kulaste and Smt Anu

Rhythma Kaul / Hindustand TimesNew Delhi: India announced the setting up of a Medical Technology Assessment Board (MTAB) that will be one-stop shop to review standards for medicines, vaccines, devices and insurance.The Board’s recommendations will be the last word for health policies and healthcare

โครงการ iCanQuit หรือ โครงการวิจัยเรื่อง การทดสอบประสิทธิผลของการส่งข้อความผ่านโทรศัพท์มือถือต่อการรับบริการเลิกบุหรี่และการตัดสินใจเลิกบุหรี่ (Testing the combination of mobile health interventions for smoking cessation services uptake and smoking cessation: a factorial randomised trial in Thailand

GEARING UP FOR BETTER DECISIONS: LAUNCHING THE GUIDE TO HEALTH ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH (GEAR) ONLINE RESOURCE Alia LuzImagine you’re a researcher in a low- and middle-income country (LMIC), and you find that you need to conduct an economic evaluation for your country. Now,

Jakarta: As we fly over the clear blue Java Sea, I notice the sand from a few scattered islands sloping into the clear waters. I glance again towards my right shoulder at the travel pack I have been reading, containing Indonesia’s country progress report and the objectives of our collaborative activ

In the global scheme of medicines provision, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face difficulties in ensuring medicine access. Aside from the improvements still needed to healthcare infrastructure, financing, and service delivery, these countries also face issues in prioritizing their health s

This year’s conference was held at La Than Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam from 17th to 19th April 2017 organized by Health Strategy and Planning Institute (HSPI), Ministry of Health, Vietnam. Around 120 participants attended the conference. The theme this year was ‘Health Technology Assessment in designing

I (the author of the blog) got to learn a lot about three things while discussions on these potential topics were on-going. Firstly, I got to know the uniqueness of the Vietnamese Health System and how they are trying to incorporate HTA and pharmacoeconomics in their current system, secondly I learn