Objective: This study aims to assess the cost-utility of providing either trivalent live-attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) or trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) to school-aged children to prevent seasonal influenza. Methods: A deterministic age-structured dynamic transmission model was constructed and used to evaluate economic conse

Lessons drawn from research utilization in the maternal iodine supplementation policy development in Thailand. Utsana Tonmukayakul, Román Pérez VelascoEmail author, Sripen Tantivess and Yot Teerawattananon Abstract In this paper, the authors share their experience on evidence utilization in

Executive Summary The 4th Regional Workshop on Advanced Economic Evaluation was held on 23–25 February 2026 at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) in Puducherry, India. The workshop was co-organized by JIPMER, the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, N

Social values and health policy: a new international research programme. Peter Littlejohns, Albert Weale, Kalipso Chalkidou, Ruth Faden, Yot Teerawattananon, (2012) “Social values and health policy: a new international research programme”, Journal of Health Organization and Management, Vol. 26 Is

Abstract During the COVID-19 pandemic, the emergence of the infodemic and vaccine hesitancy posed a significant challenge to adequate vaccine uptake. In response, conversational AI services such as chatbots have become an increasingly popular tool in the field of health ser-vice delivery and comm

Montarat Thavorncharoensap BSc, PhD*,** * Social and Administrative Pharmacy Excellence Research (SAPER) Unit, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand ** Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thaila

(Reuters) – An international health panel has recommended for the first time that all HIV patients be treated with antiretroviral drugs, even when the virus’s impact on their immune system is shown to be small.The nonprofit International Antiviral Society-USA cited new evidence that untreated infect

This report examines global experiences in coordinated procurement of health technologies and explores their potential application for antibiotics in ASEAN. Drawing on a scoping review and stakeholder consultations, it analyses key determinants—including governance, financing, regulatory systems, an

Veronika J Wirtz*, Hans V Hogerzeil*, Andrew L Gray*, Maryam Bigdeli, Cornelis P de Joncheere, Margaret A Ewen, Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt, Sun Jing, Vera L Luiza, Regina M Mbindyo, Helene Möller, Corrina Moucheraud, Bernard Pécoul, Lembit Rägo, Arash Rashidian, Dennis Ross-Degnan, Peter N Stephens,