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

นโยบายสาธารณะเพื่อสุขภาพ (Healthy Public Policy) เป็นแนวคิดที่ได้รับการพัฒนามาเป็นระยะเวลายาวนาน นับตั้งแต่การกำหนดเป้าหมายการพัฒนาสุข

This project aims to study the health screening system in developed countries and in Thailand in terms of structure, authority and management of the organizations. In addition the market value of health screening services in both public and private sectors in Thailand will be estimated.  201-347-2553health screening,health screening systems,popul

This research and development project aims to (i) provide recommendations for development of the P&P policies for children aged 0-5 years old; (ii) develop mechanism for further development of the P&P policies for other groups of population that is systematic, evidence-based, transparent, participatory; (iii) establish health promotion and

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

This study aims to evaluate the cost, effectiveness and feasibility of setting up routine offers of HIV counseling and testing in community hospitals. Three methodologies were used : the first was Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials in 16 community hospitals, the second was a cost-effectiveness analysis and the  third was qualitative research to

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

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

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,