Bhutan achieved Universal Child Immunization in 1991 and has maintained high immunization coverage over the past decades. Since Bhutan transitioned from Gavi support in 2016 after the country’s economic classification changed to lower‐middle income country, the government is now responsible for allo

The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar received the GAVI Health Systems Strengthening Support (HSS) grant and initiated activities in 2012 through a no-cost extension in 2016. One of these activities related to health financing through the modality of a Hospital Equity Fund (HEF) and

The TATA Memorial Center (TMC) is a national comprehensive cancer center for prevention, treatment and research on cancer situated in Mumbai India. It is a leading tertiary cancer treatment and research center in South Asia. Since seventy years of its existence, this research center has been committ

In 2008, the Government of the Union of Myanmar submitted a proposal for Health Systems Strengthening Support (HSS) to Gavi, a global agency that supports children’s access to vaccines, to bolster efforts for a system-wide approach to address shortcomings in maternal and child healthcare. Approved i

The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, has been working with the Health Technology Assessment Committee (HTAC), Ministry of Health, Indonesia, since 2014 under the auspices of the International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI). Si

The iDSI Indonesia project aims to institutionalize Health Technology Assessment in the country, to improve health system efficiency, and to prioritize interventions to ensure the longevity of the Universal Health Coverage Scheme or the Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN). In continuing support toward

Vietnam is one of the countries that are on the journey to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). With the Health Insurance Law enacted in 2008, and master plan for UHC approved by the prime minister in 2013 addressing some important issues including prioritizing healthcare provided to the populat

India is setting up a priority setting unit called the Medical Technology Assessment Board (MTAB) under the Department of Health Research (DHR) in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India. The International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) is working with DHR in its e

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

The International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) lead by Health Intervention Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) has been working closely with the Health Technology Assessment Committee (HTAC) the nodal agency responsible for health technology assessment (HTA) under the Ministry of Health, Ind