Abstract Health economic evaluation is essential for evidence-informed health policy, supporting prioritization of high-value care and optimal resource use. This Perspective synthesizes experiences from the HTAsiaLink network and global literature to demonstrate its role across the technology lif

Since Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is high on the global health agenda, governments of many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have pledged to increase health investments in order to offer universal access to essential health services. Health technology assessment (HTA) has been recognized

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Abstract India is at crossroads with a commitment by the government to universal health coverage (UHC), driving efficiency and tackling waste across the public healthcare sector. Health technology assessment (HTA) is an important policy reform that can assist policy-makers to tackle inequities an

Multi-criteria decision analysis for setting priorities on HIV/AIDS interventions in Thailand. Sitaporn YoungkongEmail author, Yot Teerawattananon, Sripen Tantivess and Rob Baltussen Abstract Background A wide range of preventive, treatment, and care programs for HIV/AIDS are currently ava

Abstract Background Systems thinking approaches can determine system interdependencies to guide effective policymaking but have been underutilised in health policymaking, particularly for policies related to access and delivery of health services. In Thailand, a policy changing access to dialy

The EVIDEM framework and its usefulness for priority setting across a broad range of health interventions Download at http://www.resource-allocation.com/content/9/1/8 Sitaporn Youngkong1,2*, Noor Tromp1† and Dereck Chitama1,3† * Corresponding author: Sitaporn Youngkong [email protected]

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The economic costs of alcohol consumption in Thailand, 2006. Montarat Thavorncharoensap*1,2, Yot Teerawattananon1, Jomkwan Yothasamut1, Chanida Lertpitakpong1, Khannika Thitiboonsuwan1,2, Prapag Neramitpitagkul1,3 and Usa Chaikledkaew1,2 1Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (

Abstract Understanding the financial and health consequences if economic evaluation assumptions prove incorrect is essential for managing the risk associated with benefit package decisions, particularly in resource-constrained and overburdened healthcare systems. Yet these are also the settings t