To calibrate the Covid M SEIR model to Thailand and to build capacity to use the model to address policy questions in Thailand. This project will address COVID-19 vaccination policy questions, such as frequency and target population for booster doses, as well as development of web-based applications to communicate the results to policymakers and ot

(Reuters Health) – A study of nearly 190,000 young women injected with Merck & Co’s human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil found no new safety concerns.Researchers said the only side effects they observed – rare cases of skin infections and fainting – were benign and expected.“This analysis was v

Yot Teerawattananon, Alia Luz* , Songyot Pilasant, Suteenoot Tangsathitkulchai, Sarocha Chootipongchaivat, Nattha Tritasavit, Inthira Yamabhai and Sripen Tantivess Abstract Background: It is very challenging for resource-limited settings to introduce universal health coverage (UHC), particular

Adverse events and medical harm comprise major health concerns for people all over the world, including Thailand. The prevalence and burden of medical harm must always be monitored, and a voluntary database should not be used to represent national value. The purpose of this study is to estimate the

Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) resolution calling on Member States to work towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC) requires them to prioritize health spending. Prioritizing is even more important as low- and middle-income countries transition from external aid. Countries w

Hospitals in England could be on the brink of collapse because of rising demand and the increasing complexity of patients’ conditions, doctors warn.The Royal College of Physicians’ report said the number of beds had been cut by a third over the past 25 years.It said at the same time emergency admiss

Patients in England will soon be able to see if their local health authority is offering the latest approved drugs and treatments, as scorecards rating hospitals become public.The scheme, to be rolled out before autumn, aims to create a level playing field for treatments such as IVF.Authorities foun

President Obama’s health care law is putting new strains on some of the nation’s most hard-pressed hospitals, by cutting aid they use to pay for emergency care for illegal immigrants, which they have long been required to provide.The federal government has been spending $20 billion annually to reimb

The Private Hospital Association has demanded the reimbursement rate for emergency patients under three different state-run health schemes be increased.The association has sent the request to the National Health Security Office and Public Health Ministry, NHSO secretary-general Dr Winai Sawadiworn s

เทคโนโลยีด้านสุขภาพ (health technologies) เกิดขึ้นใหม่มากมายจนเราตามเกือบไม่ทัน ยาใหม่ เครื่องมือผ่าตัดแบบใหม่ หรือวัคซีนตัวใหม่ เทคโนโลยีใหม่ ๆ เหล่านี้ควรได้รับการประเมิน ควบคุมและติดตามเพื่อให้เกิดการใช้ประโยชน์ที่เหมาะสมก่อนนำมาใช้ในระบบสุขภาพ ในวงการวิชาการด้านการประเมินเทค