Since the Subcommittee for Development of Benefits and Service system under the Universal Coverage Scheme, the National Health Security Office considers that there are health measures not included in the health benefit package under the universal coverage scheme. Some measures are already in the benefits package, but they are expensive and service

Cervical cancer is a global public health problem, with approximately 500,000 new cases are identified each year globally. The disease is the most common cancer in women in the developing world and its mortality is very high–nearly 300,000 per year, 80% of which are in resource-poor settings. Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been proven as a major

This mission report summarises the activities and discussions during the second meeting of the Unit for Health Evidence and Policy (UHEP), held on September 1st, 2022. This meeting aimed to promote the understanding of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) topic prioritisation in Lao PDR and sharing Th

This report is the outcome of a Technical Capacity Mapping exercise which was conducted by Health Intervention and Technology Assessment program (HITAP) Thailand with the support from International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI). It was performed with an aim to gather information about Hea

The Indonesian government is strongly committed to Universal Health Coverage and acknowledges that health technology assessment (HTA) as an important tool for setting priorities for the health benefits package. Since the establishment of the HTA Committee, a number of Ministry of Health (MOH) and ac

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

Abstract Background: The consumption of herbal and food supplements attributing to health expenditures in Thailand has been increasing over the years. However, information on herbal and food supplement products can make it difficult for some people with limited health literacy to use. Evidence fr