Veronika J Wirtz*, Hans V Hogerzeil*, Andrew L Gray*, Maryam Bigdeli, Cornelis P de Joncheere, Margaret A Ewen, Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt, Sun Jing, Vera L Luiza, Regina M Mbindyo, Helene Möller, Corrina Moucheraud, Bernard Pécoul, Lembit Rägo, Arash Rashidian, Dennis Ross-Degnan, Peter N Stephens,

The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program Foundation (HITAP) establishes the Global Research Unit (GRU), a new team created to strengthen evidence-informed policymaking in Thailand and internationally. Why GRU Matters Health technology assessment (HTA) h

Climate change has triggered severe and widespread health crises globally, such as increased mortality rates and reduced productivity due to heatwaves, and heightened risks of infectious diseases driven by shifting climatic conditions. Consequently, it is imperative to integrate climate and environmental data into decision-making processes for heal

Background Chronic kidney disease is a growing global health concern, requiring kidney replacement therapy for survival. In Brunei, kidney failure incidence and prevalence are among the highest globally. Despite a peritoneal dialysis preference policy, uptake remains low, straining financial and hu

Copies of the divisive 2010 Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s health care overhaul, in the office of Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, and at the headquarters of Families USA, an advocacy group that supported it. A provision allowing young adults to stay on their parents’ policies

Current challenges of climate change or global warming are issues that all countries worldwide prioritized and urgently addressed. Many countries have established policies to mitigate this problem. As is the case in other sectors, health systems contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions c

Background As universal health coverage schemes mature, governments often seek to improve patient choice, whilst ensuring that services are appropriate, high-quality, and financially sustainable, especially for high-cost interventions like dialysis. Policy levers to manage supply and demand for ser

Background: Excessive intake of sodium is associated with elevated blood pressure, a risk factor that contributes to non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular diseases, and stomach cancer. Interventions and policies to control population-wide salt intake have been shown to reduce sodium consumption and

Background: Excessive intake of sodium is associated with elevated blood pressure, a risk factor that contributes to non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular diseases, and stomach cancer. Interventions and policies to control population-wide salt intake

This study aims to review the application of alcohol policies and to assess roles of key players including the Thai Health promotion Foundation in reducing alcohol consumption between 1997 and 2007 in Thailand. The appropriateness of selected alcohol policies in terms of the content, enforcement and monitoring and evaluation was evaluated. A number