Get ready to dive deep into the various dimensions of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health as it has come to play significant role as a tool for combatting COVID-19 pandemic in the upcoming webinar session on Aug 17, 2022 (Wed) at 10:00 – 11:30 AM (ICT). Continuing from t

Nonthaburi, Thailand | November 25, 2022 – The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) announced the completion of the first Technical Workshop on Infectious Disease Modelling. Research staff from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) with joint appointment

Zin is an Associate at the International Unit of the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) Foundation. She specializes in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to inform decision making in health policy through country-focused initiatives. Zin received her Bachelor in Pharmacy from University of Pharmacy (Yangon) and completed

You are invited to join a webinar hosted by the Health Intervention Technology Assessment Program (HITAP, Thailand) that will feature a guest lecture by Assistant Professor Wenjia Chen from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore (SSHSPH NUS). She will be discussi

Many studies have found that statins reduce the risk for recurring cardiac problems, but not the risk for death. Now an analysis suggests that the drugs may reduce mortality significantly only in men.For the report, which appears in Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers reviewed 11 randomized,

(Reuters) – The World Health Organization has endorsed using HIV medicines among people who do not have the infection but are at high risk of getting it and suggested that poor and wealthy countries alike set up pilot projects to better understand the benefits.The United Nations agency made its sugg

COVID-19 has dominated headlines for over a year now and that doesn’t look likely to change in 2021. Health economic and epidemiological modelling has played a key and well-publicised role in informing policymaking decisions across the globe in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These models and pro

Thailand has promoted the use of herbal medicine for many years, but the value of herbal medicine in public health facilities does not meet the established target. The survey of health practitioners towards herbal medicine and the policy in promotion of the use of herbal medicine in health practitioners gives us information reinforcing and resistan

Thailand has successfully implemented economic evaluation to inform the inclusion of new, branded medicines within its National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM). This method can be used to assess the health value that new medicines will generate for patients after accounting for the health los

This blog has been jointly written by Dr. Phetsavanh Chanthavilay from the Institute of Research and Education Development, University of Health Sciences, Lao PDR, and Mr. Nantasit Luangasanatip from the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Thailand. Their participation in this e