In November 2016, the Global Health and Development Group (GHDG), Imperial College London and the PRICELESS team at Wits University organised a three-day workshop on HTA in Johannesburg. Day 1 was opened by Francis Ruiz of GHDG and Prof. Karen Hofman of PRICELESS and focused on sharing experiences of the use of evidence in policy making in different country contexts: …
India HTA and topic selection workshops – reports now available
At the direct request of the government of India, iDSI is providing hands-on, technical support to policy and decision makers to engage in more effective allocation of health resources through implementing a system of health technology assessment (HTA) in India. This mandate to establish an effective system of HTA through the creation of a medical technology advisory board (MTAB) was allocated to …
What could India’s HTA mechanism for its healthcare system look like?
With HTA gaining ground as a tool for priority-setting globally, it comes as no surprise that countries are trying to find ways to adapt HTA to their particular healthcare system and context. Such was the case the HITAP team found when we went to India for a national level economic evaluation for healthcare workshop and symposium from November 30th to …
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 …