In the era that most of the countries are moving toward universal health coverage (UHC), there is no doubt that every country experiences gap between their citizen’s health needs and what is economically achievable by government, especially in speedily advancement in health technology field. Hence p

Economic evaluation (EE) is a field that is increasingly needed in many countries to support health decision making for priority setting and resource allocation. Although the core concept of EE is simple it is a comparison of at least 2 interventions in terms of costs and benefits – the practicaliti

Change is good. Health Technology Assessment itself is constituted of many change components starting from research, which is looking for evidence to change something, to decision-making, which is changing something from its previous state to a new one. With the half of 2017 gone by, many new change

The HTAsiaLink Annual Conference for this year happened on 4 – 7 September, hosted by the Malaysia Health Technology Assessment Section (MaHTAS) under the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. Researchers from HITAP participated in the conference and presented their research projects thr

Patient’s perspectives can offer great insights into perceived benefits of health interventions and the challenges and obstacles encountered as a result of the healthcare system. Now at its 10th issue, the HTAsiaLink Newsletter focuses on the theme of Patient Involvement in Health Technology Assessm

On 2 Dec 2022, our outstanding presenters received big achievements by winning amazing awards at the 10th HTAsiaLink Annual Conference 2022 which virtually held on 30 November – 2 December 2022. The winners are as listed below:Best Oral PresentationsTrack: Economic EvaluationSecond Prize: Chittawan