On 2nd – 6th October 2023, HITAP hosted a topic selection workshop and communication training for relevant HTA stakeholders in Ghana, with the support of the Access and Delivery Partnership (ADP). This workshop was held with the aims to increase awareness of health technology ass

Asst. Prof. Dr. Wang Yi is a co-founder of Medical Innovation Development and Assessment Support (MIDAS). His research areas include early health technology assessment, traditional health technology assessment, population’s preference for health and healthcare, and economic evaluation/analysis using real-world data and observational data. He is als

Financial protection has been one of the central tenets of the movement to achieve universal health coverage and has been enshrined as one of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) on health is high in many of the countries in the Southeast Asia region and

Before the pandemic, many countries recognized the importance of regional collaboration in preparing for future pandemics, whether within ASEAN or the broader Asua Pacific region. In 2019, the SSHSPH discussed with the DFAT Australia for funding and support to this initiative, and the onset of the p

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Welcome all of you to the 7th issue of HTAsiaLink newsletter. This issue comes just before the beginning of our 4th annual conference which will take place in Taipei, Taiwan in May 2015. The conference will focus on sharing experiences of HTA for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Asia. To align wit

Summary of the HTAsiaLink 2018  In 2018, was co-hosted by the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) and the Health Technology Assessment Program at Mahidol University from 8-11 May 2018 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The theme of the conference was “Testing Treatments: Strengthe

Using health technology assessment for informing coverage decisions in Thailand. Mohara, A., Youngkong, S., Velasco, R. P., Werayingyong, P., Pachanee, K., Prakongsai, P., … & Teerawattananon, Y. (2012). Using health technology assessment for informing coverage decisions in Thailand. Full

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess effect of adult diapers on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and the independent level of performing activities of daily living (ADLs) in people with urinary or fecal incontinence. Psychological consequences of patients’ caregivers were also measu

Abstract Background: Diarrhoea remains one of the top ten causes of under-five child morbidity in Bhutan, and rotavirus is a significant cause of child diarrhoeal hospitalisations. This study sought to determine the health outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and budget and human resource implications o