With thanks to Waranya Rattanavipapong, HITAP Better policymaking for universal health coverage (UHC) requires different actors in the health system to have the right capacities to generate and use evidence. Led by HITAP, in Vietnam iDSI has been supporting the Health Strategy and Policy Institute (HSPI), a technical unit under the Ministry of Health, to build capacity for generating policy-relevant …
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 …
Dr Suwit Wibulpolprasert delivers inaugural Global Health and Development lecture at Imperial College
The newly formed Global Health and Development Group at Imperial College London welcomed Thai general practitioner and public health policy advocate, Dr Suwit Wibulpolprasert as the first guest speaker for a Global Health and Development lecture series, the first of its kind at the College. Dr Suwit spoke about the Thai experience of achieving universal access to affordable quality healthcare, outlining some of the challenges faced …
Global Health and Development Group (formerly the team at NICE International) now leading on iDSI from new home at Imperial College London
The iDSI team based at NICE International has moved to the Institute for Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London. Now the Global Health and Development Group, Kalipso Chalkidou and her team will continue to lead on iDSI from their new home. Watch Lord Ara Darzi’s video message welcoming the team to Imperial College and read more about the move here. For information about …