Abstract Planning and administering Universal Health Coverage (UHC) policies involve complex and critical decisions, especially in resource-scarce and densely populated settings such as Indonesia. Increasing investments alone do not ensure success and sustainability of UHC, and defining prioritie

Abstract India is at crossroads with a commitment by the government to universal health coverage (UHC), driving efficiency and tackling waste across the public healthcare sector. Health technology assessment (HTA) is an important policy reform that can assist policy-makers to tackle inequities an

HTA หรือ Health Technology Assessment ชื่อไทยว่า การประเมินเทคโนโลยีด้านสุขภาพ หมายถึง การวิเคราะห์อย่างเป็นระบบเพื่อการตัดสินใจเชิงนโยบายในด้านความปลอดภัย ประสิทธิผล ต้นทุนและความคุ้มค่า ผลกระทบต่อองค์กร สังคมและจริยธรรมจากการใช้เทคโนโลยีการแพทย์นั้น ๆ เพื่อผลประโยชน์ของผู้มีส่วนได้ส่วนเสียด้านสุขภ

Indoor air pollution has become a significant concern, contributing to the decline in air quality through the presence of gaseous pollutants and particulate matter, especially under poor ventilation. Hospitals, functioning as non-industrial microenvironments, particularly in Thailand, face challenge

    Concern over drug-resistant strains of TB is growing, with similar ‘incurable’ TB emerging in Italy and Iran. Doctors in Mumbai said 12 patients had a “totally drug resistant” form of the infection, and three have died.The Indian Health Ministry is investigating the cases and has sent a team of

Rhythma Kaul / Hindustand TimesNew Delhi: India announced the setting up of a Medical Technology Assessment Board (MTAB) that will be one-stop shop to review standards for medicines, vaccines, devices and insurance.The Board’s recommendations will be the last word for health policies and healthcare

Improving quality of primary care through financial incentives: the case of Thailand. Paramjit Gill1, Rachel Foskett-Tharby1, Francoise Cluzeau2, Sripen Tantivess3 and Yot Teerawattananon3 1National Collaborating Centre for Indicator Development, University of Birmingham, UK 2NICE International

– NUHS telemedicine service was developed to improve patients’ and caregivers’ convenience in accessing patient care and to prepare for future crises that hinder in-person clinical consultation  – The key enablers of the telemedicine service were mainly due to strong cross-collaboration between t

Impact of the Introduction of Government Use Licences on the Drug Expenditure on Seven Medicines in Thailand. Adun Mohara, MSccorrespondenceemail, Inthira Yamabhai, MBA, Kakanang Chaisiri, BSPs, Sripen Tantivess, PhD, Yot Teerawattananon, PhD Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program