Thailand is in the process of adopting technologies appropriate for its context to provide telemedicine on a national scale. However, there are some gaps that make achieving universal telemedicine in Thailand challenging on certain areas. Technological factors and the lack of a uniform information s

Kalipso Chakidou1*, Ryan Li1, Anthony J. Culyer2, Amanda Glassman3, Karen J. Hofman4, Yot Teerawattananon5 1Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, UK 2Department of Economics & Related Studies and Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York, UK 3Ce

The culmination of HTAsialink 2018, held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, was when the young researchers from the different health technology assessment (HTA) agencies received awards for their research presentations. Witnessing the award ceremony greatly inspired us, and we vowed that in the following year

Hearing loss is a disability that trails only that of physical disabilities. In Thailand, approximately 372,189 people have hearing loss. People with profound hearing impairment (prevalence of 0.2 – 0.5%) – those with a hearing threshold of 81 decibels (dB) or higher – do not typically benefit from the use of hearing aids. Therefore, a cochle

(Reuters) – Britain launched a public consultation on Monday to ask whether controversial “three-parent” fertility treatments should be available to families hoping to avoid passing on incurable diseases.The potential treatments, currently only at research stage in laboratories in Britain and the Un

We are delighted to invite you to an insightful live webinar on infectious disease modelling, titled “Modelling For Impact: Bridging COVID-19 and Dengue Control Strategies.” This webinar aims to provide valuable discussions and insights into the intersection of pandemic responses and dengue manageme

This year’s conference was held at La Than Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam from 17th to 19th April 2017 organized by Health Strategy and Planning Institute (HSPI), Ministry of Health, Vietnam. Around 120 participants attended the conference. The theme this year was ‘Health Technology Assessment in designing

Introduction The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) has been working with the Access and Delivery Partnership (ADP), hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to support countries to strengthen their capacity to strengthen evidence-informed decisions fo

Public health authorities around the world are increasingly using economic evaluation to set priorities and inform decision making in health policy, especially in the development of health benefit packages. Nevertheless, researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) encounter many barriers

Selected candidates for HITAP International Internship 2017We are pleased to announce the names of candidates selected for the HITAP International Internship program for 2017-2019. This program is currently funded by Thailand Research Fund (TRF) and the International Decision Support Initiative (iDS