Patient’s perspectives can offer great insights into perceived benefits of health interventions and the challenges and obstacles encountered as a result of the healthcare system. Now at its 10th issue, the HTAsiaLink Newsletter focuses on the theme of Patient Involvement in Health Technology Assessm

The economic impact of alcohol consumption: A systematic review. Montarat Thavorncharoensap1,2 Yot Teerawattananon1 Jomkwan Yothasamut1 Chanida Lertpitakpong1 Usa Chaikledkaew1,2 1Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP); Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand 2Depar

Multi-criteria decision analysis to prioritize health interventions: Capitalizing on first experiences. Rob Baltussen1, Sitapon Youngkong11,2, Francesco Paolucci3, Louis Niessen4 1 Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, The Netherlands 2 Health I

Provider-initiated HIV/AIDS counselling and testing at healthcare facilities in Thailand: a cluster-randomisation trial. Yot Teerawattananon1, Yuwadee Leelukkanaveera1,2,3, Montarat Thavorncharoensap1,4, Piya Hanvoravongchai5, Lily Ingsrisawang1,6, Sripen Tantivess1, Usa Chaikledkaew1,4, Adun Mohar

Criteria for priority setting of HIV/AIDS interventions in Thailand: a discrete choice experiment Sitaporn Youngkong*1,2, Rob Baltussen*1, Sripen Tantivess*2, Xander Koolman*3 and Yot Teerawattananon*2 1 Nijmegen International Center for Health Systems Research and Education (NICHE), Department of

Scaling up cervical cancer screening in the midst of human papillomavirus vaccination advocacy in Thailand Jomkwan Yothasamut1, Choenkwan Putchong1, Teera Sirisamutr1, Yot Teerawattananon1, Sripen Tantivess1,2* 1Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health,

The economic costs of alcohol consumption in Thailand, 2006. Montarat Thavorncharoensap*1,2, Yot Teerawattananon1, Jomkwan Yothasamut1, Chanida Lertpitakpong1, Khannika Thitiboonsuwan1,2, Prapag Neramitpitagkul1,3 and Usa Chaikledkaew1,2 1Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (

A cost-utility and budget impact analysis of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for severe thalassemic patients in Thailand. Pattara Leelahavarong1,2, Usa Chaikledkaew1,2*, Suradej Hongeng3, Vijj Kasemsup4, Yoel Lubell1,5, Yot Teerawattananon1 1Health Intervention and Technolog

Scaling up health policies and services in low- and middle-income settings. Kara Hanson1*, Susan Cleary2, Helen Schneider3, Sripen Tantivess4, Lucy Gilson1,5 1Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. 2Health Economics Unit, University of Cap

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