Road traffic accidents (RTAs) represent an increasing human and socio-economic problem worldwide and have been identified as one of the target areas under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to “halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents” (SDG 3.6). In Sri Lanka, road traffic injuries represent one of the SD

The number of published health economic analyses, especially economic evaluations, has rapidly expanded globally since the 1990s, and costs are an essential component of such studies. Cost is a general term that refers to the value of the resources/inputs used to produce a good or service. However,

Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the health system has the potential to enhance efficiency, accessibility, and overall quality of medical services worldwide. In response to global advancements, Thailand proactively developed the National AI Strategy and Action Plan 2022–2027, which emph

Setting priorities for health interventions in developing countries: a review of empirical studies. Sitaporn Youngkong 1,2 Lydia Kapiriri 3 Rob Baltussen 1 1 Nijmegen International Center for Health Systems Research and Education (NICHE), Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud Universit

The HTAsiaLink Annual Conference for this year happened on 4 – 7 September, hosted by the Malaysia Health Technology Assessment Section (MaHTAS) under the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. Researchers from HITAP participated in the conference and presented their research projects thr

During May 2010 to March 2011, a feasibility study of the community health initiative for MCH care was conducted in the Lewe, Yedarshey and Tatkone Townships by HITAP, the WHO and the MoH, Myanmar. The first study mission in May 2010 developed a protocol for the community health initiative whi

Infectious disease modelling have played a defining role in managing the COVID-19 pandemic and their use is expected to rise owing to emerging disease outbreaks. Hence, countries have recognised the need to strengthen the capacity to use such models to prepare, manage, and exit outbreaks by answering difficult and dynamic policy questions.   The

Background Conservative kidney management (CKM) is an established treatment option for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease(CKD) who are not candidates for kidney replacement therapy (KRT). Despite its benefits, CKM uptake remains low. This systematic review aims to evaluate the effectiven

โลกที่ว่าเปลี่ยนเร็วแล้ว โรคภัยไข้เจ็บอาจเปลี่ยนเร็วกว่า เพื่อให้คนไทยมีคุณภาพชีวิตที่ดี สิทธิประโยชน์ในระบบหลักประกันสุขภาพถ้วนหน้าจึงต้องมีการพัฒนาอยู่เสมอ งานวิจัยมีส่วนช่วยอย่างไรบ้างเบื้องหลังสิทธิประโยชน์ที่เพิ่มขึ้นเหล่านี้? HITAP ขอพาทุกท่านเปิดตัวอย่างสิทธิประโยชน์ของปี 2022 นี้เพื่อทำความเ

Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies; however, optimal diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis remains challenging. We used the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown policy as a natural experiment to explore potential overdiagnosis and overtreatment of acute