The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) International Unit (HIU), Thailand was contracted by the World Health Organization to provide technical support to two local Nepalese partners, namely the Center for Molecular Dynamics – Nepal (CMDN) and Nepal Health Economics Association (NHEA), to conduct an economic burden study

ABSTRACT There has been continuous development in the field of health technology assessment (HTA) owing to the added value of HTA in supporting healthcare reimbursement decisions. Collaboration and engagement among countries in Asia has been carried out to share experiences and learning on the ba

This review aims to access state of the art and results from economic evaluation of interventions to control and prevent influenza pandemics in order to support policy-makers with resource allocation choices, and identify gaps for future research.210-204-2553

Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations of Preparedness Strategies and Interventions against Influenza Pandemics. Roma´n Pe´ rez Velasco1*, Naiyana Praditsitthikorn1, Kamonthip Wichmann1, Adun Mohara1, Surachai Kotirum1, Sripen Tantivess1, Constanza Vallenas2, Hande Harmanci2, Yot Teerawattanan

This two part study will include a systematic review of economic evaluations of AMR interventions and a policy analysis to identify AMR policies currently implemented in LMICs. In combination, both these research studies will be able to address an important knowledge gap and recognise which countries currently implement evidence-informed AMR polici

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Obama’s health care overhaul law, saying its requirement that most Americans obtain insurance or pay a penalty was authorized by Congress’s power to levy taxes. The vote was 5 to 4, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joining the court’s

Summary of the HTAsiaLink 2018  In 2018, was co-hosted by the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) and the Health Technology Assessment Program at Mahidol University from 8-11 May 2018 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The theme of the conference was “Testing Treatments: Strengthe

Middle-aged men are now the group at highest risk of committing suicide in England, statistics reveal.Key reasons could be job or money worries due to the recession, says a new government strategy to reduce the number of suicides.Suicide rates among young men – previously the most at-risk group – ha

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15947778Nearly 7,000 out of just over 30,000 were thought to have been affected, while tens of thousands of appointments and tests were also hit across the UK. But emergency services were kept running as unions and managers agreed contingency plans ahead of the walko

Strengthening Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Thailand through the Establishment of the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program. Tantivess S1 Teerawattananon Y1 Mills A1 1 Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand 2 London