By Branwen Jeffreys and Nick Triggle BBC NewsAn NHS hospital trust has been formally warned it could be declared bust – in the first case of its kind.South London Healthcare, which runs three hospitals, had debts of £69m at the start of the financial year.The health secretary has told the trust an a

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed the Total System Effectiveness (TSE) framework to assist national policy-makers in prioritizing vaccines. The pilot was launched in Thailand to explore the potential use of TSE in a country with established governance struct

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most pressing public health challenges worldwide. AMR occurs when antimicrobials, such as antibiotics, become ineffective against the microorganisms that cause disease. This ineffectiveness can lead to serious infections, increased mortality, and significant economic losses.The Global Antibiotic Policy I

Infectious disease models can be used to forecast future outbreaks and estimate the impact of interventions to support policy. Although infectious disease modelling is a well-established method, it has recently gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic as an important tool to support deci

K. Chittawatanarat a, *, K. Tosanguan b, U. Chaikledkaew b, c, S. Tejavanija d, Y. Teerawattananon b a Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Intawarorod Road, Sripume, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand

Abstract The cost of screening interventions for road-accident prevention Chutima Kumdee*, Kuntika Dumrongprat*, Pritaporn Kingkaew*, Yot Teerawattananon*      *Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Ministry of Public Health Although the burden on mortality, morbid

วันที่ 16 มิถุนายน 2559 ดร.นพ.ยศ ตีระวัฒนานนท์ หัวหน้าโครงการประเมินเทคโนโลยีและนโยบายด้านสุขภาพ หรือ HITAP พร้อมด้วยทีมนักวิจัย HITAP เข้าร่วมประชุมผู้มีส่วนได้ส่วนเสียเพื่อนำเสนอผลการศึกษาเบื้องต้นของการทบทวนวรรณกรรมเกี่ยวกับเทคโนโลยีทางการแพทย์ที่มีค่าใช้จ่ายสูงในระบบประกันสุขภาพของเวียดนาม จัดโด

Introduction The world has been in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year, costing many lives and bringing the ways of the world to a grinding halt. Among the strategies to respond to the pandemic, governments and the global community invested in developing vaccines. Those investments be

Naiyana Praditsitthikorn BSc(Pharm), PhD*,** * Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand ** Bureau of AIDS TB and STIs, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand There is an increasing number of at

Sarin KC is Head of the Environmental Economics Unit at HITAP, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. Previously, he worked as a research analyst at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the Ministry of Health and Population in Nepal.As a health economist, he has helped institutionalise Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in c