NICE International is celebrating its sixth birthday in 2014. Over the past year, we have had the privilege of reinforcing our partnership with the new administration of the Chinese Health and National Planning Commission and signed a bilateral agreement with the leadership of the Indian Ministry of

Human papillomavirus vaccine introduction in low and middle income countries: guidance on the use of cost-effectiveness models Mark Jit1, Nadia Demarteau2†, Elamin Elbasha3†, Gary Ginsberg4†, Jane Kim5†, Naiyana Praditsitthikorn6†, Edina Sinanovic7† and Raymond Hutubessy8* † Contributed equally 8

In response to a lack of cost-effective data on screening and early treatment of diabetes and hypertension in resource-limited settings, a model-based economic evaluation was performed on the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Package of Essential Non-communicable (PEN) disease interventions for prim

Abstract Introduction: As part of the development of a system for the screening of refractive error in Thai children, this study describes the accuracy and feasibility of establishing a program conducted by teachers. Objective: To assess the accuracy and feasibility of screening by teachers.

Phanthipha Wongwai a, Pritaporn Kingkaew b, Somkiat Asawaphureekorn a, Tharatip Kolatat c aDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40000, Thailand bHealth Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand cDepartment of Pa

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Primary care serves as an entry point in the Thai health care system. Whilst effective interventions are provided in the primary care setting, the quality of the services have not been measured or tracked. A number of initiatives were undertaken to improve primary health care quality including the u

Introduction Genetic disorders in children contribute to acute hospitalizations and mortality. Early diagnosis is critical for better outcomes but difficult to achieve due to atypical presentations for thousands of potential genetic diseases. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a precision

Indonesia issued the 2017 health technology assessment (HTA) guideline to facilitate researchers conducting economic evaluations based on standardised principles. However, our evaluation revealed no significant differences in adherence to its recommendation between HTA studies conducted before and a

Abstract Introduction: COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of telemedicine for counseling, follow-up examination, and treatment purposes. The official guidelines in Thailand were launched to regulate or frame the protocols for healthcare professions and teams in different organizations. Obje