Ministry of Public Health, the Royal Thai Government, has been entrusted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to co-host the First Global Forum on Medical Devices, scheduled to take place September 9th-11th, 2010, at the Hotel Plaza Athenee, Bangkok. The event attracted over 300 stakeholders, such as policy makers, scholars and health professiona

Cervical cancer is a global public health problem, with approximately 500,000 new cases are identified each year globally. The disease is the most common cancer in women in the developing world and its mortality is very high–nearly 300,000 per year, 80% of which are in resource-poor settings. Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been proven as a major

As a Coordinator at the International Unit of the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Piyaphat supports regional and global initiatives that strengthen health systems through evidence-informed policymaking. With a background in liberal arts and professional experience across the humanitarian, public, and private sectors,

Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Ministry of Public Health through the International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) has been working in Vietnam since 2014. iDSI has supported Ministry of Health (MOH) Vietnam in realising Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through a dif

This mission report summarises the activities and discussions during the second meeting of the Unit for Health Evidence and Policy (UHEP), held on September 1st, 2022. This meeting aimed to promote the understanding of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) topic prioritisation in Lao PDR and sharing Th

Yot Teerawattananon,1 Sripen Tantivess,1 Pitsaphun Werayingyong,1 Pritaporn Kingkaew,1 Nilar Tin,2 San San Aye,3 Phone Myint3 Abstract Introduction: In 2010, with financial support from the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization’s Health System Strengthening programme, the Government of

This study marks Thailand’s first application of Distributional Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (DCEA), demonstrating that the concept of “equity” can be incorporated into economic evaluation. The analysis examines dialysis options, namely peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD), for patients

The attempt to provide public health insurance in Vietnam began since before the ‘Doi Moi’, an economic reform which happened in 1986, when health care activities were all supported by the government. After the reform, the structure of government support for health care changed to partial support. V

Wales’ health minister says it was “entirely appropriate” for her civil servants to be in contact with the author of a report into the NHS.Lesley Griffiths defended emails between senior officials and the academic behind the report.Officials were also challenged about why local health boards thought

Ryan Jonathan Sitanggang is an International Cooperation Officer (ICO) at the International Unit of the HITAP Foundation. He works on strengthening HTA networks and systems across Asia through initiatives such as the Asia HTA Registry, the HTAsiaLink Strategic Plan, and regional capacity-building. His role includes managing partnerships, coordinati