Abstract During COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine was a strategy to facilitate healthcare service delivery minimizing the risk of direct exposure among people. In Thailand, the National Health Security Office has included telemedicine services under the Universal Coverage Scheme to support social d

Abstract Introduction: COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of telemedicine for counseling, follow-up examination, and treatment purposes. The official guidelines in Thailand were launched to regulate or frame the protocols for healthcare professions and teams in different organizations. Obje

Background: Telemedicine has transformed health care delivery, offering improved access, efficiency, and potentially cost-effectiveness. However, wide-scale implementation is challenged due to multiple factors. Among these, reimbursements were reported to influence the scalability and sustainabilit

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