A cost–utility analysis of alternative drug regimens for newly diagnosed severe lupus nephritis patients in Thailand. Adun Mohara1, Román Pérez Velasco1, Naiyana Praditsitthikorn1,2, Yingyos Avihingsanon3 and Yot Teerawattananon1 1Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP),

Summary Medicines expenditure consumes a significant proportion of public health expenditure in Thailand, where Universal Health Coverage has been in place since 2002. The National List of Essential Medicines has been successfully used as a pharmaceutical benefits package for all public health plan

Roongnapa Khampang1,2, Sawitri Assanangkornchai2, Linda B Cottler3. 1Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Hatyai, Thailand, 2Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Programme, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand, 3College

Executive summary The proposal to conduct a situational assessment on disease prevention and control for the establishment of a Southeast Asia Centre for Infectious Disease Control (SEACID) was an academic study, led by the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore (NU

HITAP is currently looking for a professional English proofreader (Freelance).We are looking for freelance professional English proofreader to edit and proofread our English documents including manuscripts, publications, and research reports. The ideal candidate will have the following qualification

This course was organised at the request of Prof. Rakesh Aggarwal, the Director of JIPMER and Prof. Gagandeep Kang, the Executive Director of THSTI and Professor at the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, India. The main objective of the course was to build technical capacity of stakeholders

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a life-threatening disease for many people. People suffering from such diseases need to undergo some form of kidney replacement therapy in order to live a long life. (1, 2) In 2019, it is estimated that 1.4 million people will die from chronic kidney disease worldwide

November 28, 2017Borneo Bulletin The Independent Newspaper in Brunei published a story of THE Ministry of Health (MoH) through its Office of Policy and Foresight, and in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) organised a two-day training workshop on Health Technology Assessment (HTA)

The abundance of various innovations in healthcare (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, interventions, individual and community health promotion and disease prevention as well as a social health policy) have been continuously used in the healthcare system, resulting in a higher demand for resources and budgets in disease prevention and healthcare. Th

Thailand faces severe fine particulate matter (PM2.5) annually. In Bangkok, only 14.6% of children’s bedrooms had air purifiers in 2023, while over 78% of households lacked them in 2021. Adoption is constrained by costs, standards, housing structures, maintenance, and behavior. National ce