ISPOR 2008 International Fellowship Report: Is it Time to Think Seriously About Making HTA Available in Settings Where There is the Most Need? Yot Teerawattananon Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand Int

In Bhutan, respiratory infections are some of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in children. Pneumonia, an infection of the lungs, is among the top 10 common causes of children’s death in the country. Not only does it impose costs on society that may not be immediately visible (e.g. produ

In response to a lack of cost-effective data on screening and early treatment of diabetes and hypertension in resource-limited settings, a model-based economic evaluation was performed on the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Package of Essential Non-communicable (PEN) disease interventions for prim

Is a HIV vaccine a viable option and at what price? An economic evaluation of adding HIV vaccination into existing prevention programs in Thailand Pattara Leelahavarong1*, Yot Teerawattananon1, Pitsaphun Werayingyong1, Chutima Akaleephan2, Nakorn Premsri3, Chawetsan Namwat3, Wiwat Peerapatanapoki

การรักษามะเร็งตับชนิดเอชซีซี ในผู้ป่วยระยะกลางและระยะต้นที่ไม่สามารถรักษาด้วยวิธีผ่าตัดได้ คือการใช้รังสีร่วมรักษากับยาเคมีบำบัดที่เรียกว่าวิธี Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) โดยใช้สาร iodized oil fluid injection เป็นตัวนำยาเคมีบำบัดไปทำลายก้อนมะเร็งในเนื้อเยือตับ แต่ที่ผ่านมาสาร iodized oil

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CHICAGO — Taking periodic breaks from a commonly used treatment for prostate cancer could shorten men’s lives, researchers reported here on SaturdayIn a large study, intermittent hormonal therapy proved to be less effective than continuous therapy for certain men with metastatic prostate cancer.The

International workshop on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) inauguratedGovernment is committed to reducing out of pocket expenses on healthcare: Smt Anupriya PatelHTA will lead India to have a robust Universal Health Coverage programme: Shri Faggan Singh KulasteShri Faggan Singh Kulaste and Smt Anu

(Reuters) – An international health panel has recommended for the first time that all HIV patients be treated with antiretroviral drugs, even when the virus’s impact on their immune system is shown to be small.The nonprofit International Antiviral Society-USA cited new evidence that untreated infect