Due to the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in aging populations and the prevalence of unhealthy lifestyles, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) that results from NCDs is a growing concern in Indonesia. With the target of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2019, public prov

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

YOT TEERAWATTANANONa, PRITAPORN KINGKAEWa, TANUNYA KOOPITAKKAJORNa,SITAPORN YOUNGKONGa,b,*, NATTHA TRITASAVITc, PATSRI SRISUWANd and SRIPEN TANTIVESSa aHealth Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Nonthaburi, Thailand bDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol Universi

(Reuters) – Europe’s medicines regulator, criticised in the past for excessive secrecy, is opening its data vaults to systematic scrutiny in a move that will let independent researchers trawl through millions of pages of clinical trial information.The change is a landmark in transparency that puts E

Abstract Return on investment (ROI) analysis is increasingly being used for evaluating the value for money of public health interventions. Given its potential role for informing health policies, it is important that there is a more comprehensive understanding of ROI analysis within the global

This study is the first stage under the project of development and evaluation concerning the effectiveness of measures to prevent self-harm in Thailand. The problem conditions, involved factors, signals prior to self-harm and measures to prevent self-harm in selected province were studied. The study results illustrate the problems of inaccessibili

I would like to express my gratitude for the opportunity and the support from the UNITE initiative under the Program Management Unit for Human Resources & Institutional Development, Research and Innovation (PMU-B) to be part of the panel discussion at the “Early Career Path” session during the I

The issue of health equity is important to Thai people, but there has not been a clear measure of its significance. Findings from the “Health Inequality Aversion Survey” confirm that Thai people highly value health equity, although differences exist between the general public and policymakers

If we raise the word “addiction” to you, what are the things you are thinking of? Ecstasy? Methamphetamine? Cannabis? That is true. Addiction normally refers to drug addiction or substances that we take into our body and cause desire to retake it again. Addiction also harms both physical and mental

Executive Summary The use of Precision Medicine (PM) is increasing across Asia at a pace that outstrips the capacity of existing Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and reimbursement systems to respond. The “Workshop on Paying for Precision Medicine Sustainably in Asia: Reimbursement Barriers, Ena