Thailand introduced and legislated Universal Health Coverage (UHC), “30 baht treats all disease project”, in 2001. The scheme covered approximately 47 million people who were not insured by Thailand\'s other existing large scale insurance schemes. This work aims to 1) understand how UHC affects and alters households’ routine life decisions, a

This study is a development oriented research. The data is collected by participant observation, brainstorming with experts, and a questionnaire asking opinions and the satisfaction from stakeholders attending the meeting of “the prioritization of research topics” on January 22nd, 2010. There was a total of 120 research topics proposed by 66 ag

The project’s objective is to develop a database for health technology assessment in Thailand. The database includes research studies related to the Thai context published in either Thai or English. The research studies’ quality will be evaluated to provide readers with its advantages and disadvantages in order that researchers can make appropr

Benjarin Santatiwongchai is Head of Communication for HITAP. Having studied BSc in Pharmacy from Mahidol University, her knowledge in current and emerging medical technologies and interventions has led her to become involved with Health Technology Assessment. In 2012, she completed her MSc in Health Economics at the University of York. She is now a

Saudamini Dabak is the Head of HITAP’s International Unit (HIU). She started working at HITAP as an Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Fellow in 2015. At HITAP, Saudamini has supported Health Technology Assessment (HTA) initiatives in Asia and Africa and has also been involved in conducting health systems research. Prior to working at HITAP, Saud

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