Since August 2015, NICE International, an iDSI core partner, has been involved in a two-year collaboration to develop the existing National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Vietnam, funded by the Newton Fund. This project brings together the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, and the Health Strategy and Policy Institute (HSPI) with the Oxford University …
NICE International acknowledged in joint statement from British and Indian Prime Ministers
On 12 November 2015, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledged the valuable work of one of iDSI’s partners, NICE International in a joint statement. The following except from the statement relates to NICE International’s collaboration with the Indian council for medical research (ICMR), and the Department of Health Research, India, as part of …
Indian STGs nearing completion and preparations underway for pilot implementation at State level
November 2015 Dr Francoise Cluzeau and Dr Laura Downey travelled to Delhi, India for meetings with colleagues at a number of allied institutions, including the WHO India office, the World Bank and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Important meetings were also held at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) with the joint secretary for health, and with …
NICE International hosts Vietnamese Delegation to explore HTA in Vietnam
On 19th November 2015, NICE International hosted a 21-strong Vietnamese delegation headed by Professor Phạm Lê Tuấn, Vice Minister of Health, Vietnam. The delegation comprised a number of heads of departments, directors and senior officials forming a broad spectrum of Vietnamese health policy makers, and they sought to increase their understanding of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) methods, its potential for …
NICE International continuing its engagement work in Sub-Saharan Africa
November 2015 NICE International supported Dr Miqdad Asaria, Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 21-27 November 2015. Dr Asaria conducted a series of meetings with colleagues in Ethiopia, including from the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Overseas Development Institute, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, and other senior academics. …
HTA meetings at the World Health Organisation
November 2015 Kalipso Chalkidou represented NICE International at a WHO-convened meeting on Health Technology Assessment at the Geneva HQ of WHO. Representatives from across WHO and institutions from high and low and middle income countries from around the world discussed progress towards the World Health Assembly Resolution on Health Intervention and Technology Assessment (HITA) and plans for enhancing the role …
China Clinical Pathways Project Dissemination Event
iDSI colleagues travelled to Beijing to take part in a dissemination event for the “Clinical Pathways Phase 2” project. The event was part of a long-standing collaboration with the China National Health Development Research Center (CNHDRC). The purpose of the project was to introduce clinical pathways for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and stroke. The pathways cover prevention, treatment and rehabilitation guidance for clinicians at …
iDSI Economist Intelligence Unit report: Driving value in healthcare spending in low- and middle-income countries
Of the US$7.1trn spent annually on healthcare globally in 2014, less than 1% (US$35.9bn) is Development Assistance for Health (DAH). This funding remains crucial for low- and middle-income countries to address their challenges. Before the financial crisis of 2008, development aid had been on an upward trend as steps to address the Millennium Development Goals advanced. However, funding levels have …
Mahidol University and NICE commit to strengthening HTA capacity
NICE and Mahidol University, Thailand’s leading university, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pursue further collaboration under the international Decision Support Initiative (iDSI). The collaboration will support the establishment of a new postgraduate programme and scholarships on health technology assessment. This will ultimately strengthen and sustain capacity for HTA research and implementation, and support universal health coverage in low- and …
HTA development in Indonesia 2014 – 2015
NICE hosts senior delegation from Indonesia September 2015 From 28 – 30 September 2015, NICE hosted a delegation of senior health policy makers and academics from Indonesia on a 3-day study visit. The delegation was led by Dr Untung Suseno Sutarjo, Secretary General, Ministry of Health of Indonesia. The aim of the study visit was for the delegates to learn …