The majority of people with diabetes are not controlling cholesterol levels effectively – putting them at increased risk of heart disease, a charity warns.Diabetes UK says 90% of people with the disease are having annual checks which will show up problems.But it says the most recent national diabete

The Equitable Education Fund (EEF) is a non-profit organisation that aims to reduce educational inequities in Thailand. As its first of three-year operation draws to a close, the EEF advisory committee seeks to understand the impact and the outcomes of the organisation’s work. The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program Foundation,

The rapidly evolving healthcare landscape is being shaped by cutting-edge technologies such as big data analytics, digital advancements, and genomics, leading to the emergence of Precision Medicine (PM). National genomics programs worldwide are embracing PM\'s potential, signaling an imminent integration into healthcare systems. However, PM interve

YOT TEERAWATTANANONa, PRITAPORN KINGKAEWa, TANUNYA KOOPITAKKAJORNa,SITAPORN YOUNGKONGa,b,*, NATTHA TRITASAVITc, PATSRI SRISUWANd and SRIPEN TANTIVESSa aHealth Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Nonthaburi, Thailand bDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol Universi

Tobacco smoking is widely recognised as one of the leading threats to population health. Around 21% of the Thai population currently smoke. It was estimated that 51,000 deaths and 755,000 disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost are due to tobacco use. Results from published meta-analyses suggest

Primary care serves as an entry point in the Thai health care system. Whilst effective interventions are provided in the primary care setting, the quality of the services have not been measured or tracked. A number of initiatives were undertaken to improve primary health care quality including the u

In this paper we have reported a five-stage process, including a two-round Delphi survey that developed and reached consensus on a definition of early HTA, which is “a health technology assessment conducted to inform decisions about subsequent development, research and/or investment by explicitly ev

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