“A Terrible Beauty is a relatively short account of the origins and formation of NICE, originally the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, and of its first sixteen years of operations. Together with some assessment of its impact to date.” – Nicholas Timmins –

Kittiphong Thiboonboon1 , Benjarin Santatiwongchai1 ,Varit Chantarastapornchit1 , Waranya Rattanavipapong1 , Yot Teerawattananon1 Abstract Background For more than three decades, the number and influence of economic evaluations of healthcare interventions have been increasing and gaining atte

A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluation Literature in Thailand. Are the Data Good Enough to be Used by Policy-Makers? Yot Teerawattananon1 Steve Russell2 Miranda Mugford3 1 International Health Policy Program, MInistry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand 2 School of Development Studie

Phanthipha Wongwai a, Pritaporn Kingkaew b, Somkiat Asawaphureekorn a, Tharatip Kolatat c aDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40000, Thailand bHealth Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand cDepartment of Pa

National HTA methods and process guidelines (hereon in referred to as HTA guidelines) have been identified as a key factor in establishing a well-functioning HTA system (1,2). A number of resources already exist for countries seeking to develop their own HTA guidelines, such as the Practical Guide on Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes, the iD

“A Star in the East: A Short History of HITAP” is a short history of the Thai Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program from its founding in 2007 to the present day, with some history of how it came into existence with an assessment of its national and international impact” -Anthony J.

COVID-19 has shown that irresepctive of national borders, the infectious disease brings multi-dimensional challenges requiring concerted global and regional efforts to address it. In contrast to the European Union and the African Union, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the regional cooperation body in Southeast Asia, has had no e

Background Target Product Profiles (TPPs) serve as strategic tools for planning medical innovation development, facilitating communication with regulators, and developing market access strategies. Modelling can assist TPPs development and provide guidance on defining attributes. This scoping re

Inthira Yamabhai1,2* and Richard D Smith2 Abstract Background: Although it has been two decades since the Thai Patent Act was amended to comply with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), there has been little emphasis given to assessing the implication

นักวิจัย: ภญ.ศิตาพร ยังคง The International Regulation of New Medical Technology: Health Technology Adoption in the European Union, North America, East Asia and in the Developing World