The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) was established in 2007 as a non-profit organization. Its main responsibility is to assess health interventions and technology assessment with the coverage of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, interventions, individual and community health promotions and disease prevention, as well a

An aim of this study is to describe quantitatively and qualitatively progression and findings from the HTA topic selection process recently developed by HITAP. The process involves potential users of HTA information; namely (1) third party payers (public health insurers), (2) national health care program managers (Ministry of Public Health’s Depa

This study aims to review the application of alcohol policies and to assess roles of key players including the Thai Health promotion Foundation in reducing alcohol consumption between 1997 and 2007 in Thailand. The appropriateness of selected alcohol policies in terms of the content, enforcement and monitoring and evaluation was evaluated. A number

This intervention was approved by the National Committee on AIDS Prevention and Alleviation for use in the country in 2007, The research findings will be helpful in informing the development of program’s strategies. Although appropriate policy guidance concerning the implementation of particular health technologies is context-specific, the Thai p

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

An increase in the number of cancer patients with anemia has been observed in Thailand due to an increase of cancer patients and the use of chemotherapy for treatment of cancers that cause bone marrow suppression. Although blood transfusion is an effective way of increasing the hemoglobin level in anemic patients, several limitations do exist with

This study aims to determine the appropriate method for screening breast cancer in Thai women both in terms of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. The research was divided into four phases: Phase 1 - systematic literature review of risk factors and a clinical prediction score of breast cancer in Thai women, Phase 2 - preparation of a clinical pre

Inappropriate use of antimicrobial is not only a major cause of antimicrobial resistance but also a huge waste of expenditure in many countries including Thailand. The consensus of focus groups has suggested that intervention called drug use evaluation (DUE) might be used as a tool for solving this problem. However, it was noted that an explicit po

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

The objective of this study is to promote the rational drug use of Thailand. E List, clause 2 for specific patients is added in the National List of Essential Medicines, 2551 B.E. Ten medicines, which require knowledge, specialization in disease or advanced technology, are included in the list. However, it is likely that the prescription of these m