At this year’s Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, iDSI collaborated with Sida and CHAI for the first time on convening a well-attended satellite session dedicated to health financing towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) – paving the way for more collaborations in future as we explore joint work across Sub Saharan Africa to support priority-setting for UHC. The session brought …
Impact in Indonesia: two low value cancer drugs to be removed from national medicines list
iDSI’s impact in Indonesia was commended during the Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR) which took place in Liverpool last week. As part of a satellite session iDSI hosted with CHAI and Sida, ‘Health financing towards UHC’, Pak Budi Hidayat, Professor of Health Economics and Health Insurance at the University of Indonesia and a member of the national …
UHC Day 2017: The need for a sensible, fair and evidence based Health Benefits Package
The push for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) must focus on designing a Health Benefits Package that is sensible, fair and evidence based – this was the take-home message from IDSI’s visit to Washington DC this week. The US capital was the setting for three days of meetings and events to mark UHC Day and the release of ‘What’s In, What’s …
Universal Health Compassion For Universal Health Coverage
Universal Health Compassion for Universal Health Coverage Thai efforts to help Indonesia take efficient steps towards UHC Jakarta: As we fly over the clear blue Java Sea, I notice the sand from a few scattered islands sloping into the clear waters. I glance again towards my right shoulder at the travel pack I have been reading, containing Indonesia’s country progress …
Considering the inclusion of off-label medicines in Universal Health Coverage (UHC) packages
In the global scheme of medicines provision, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face difficulties in ensuring medicine access. Aside from the improvements still needed to healthcare infrastructure, financing, and service delivery, these countries also face issues in prioritizing their health services and ensuring the sustainability of their benefits packages. These issues are complex, but even more so when considering inclusion …
Exploring Evidence for Supporting Government Investment in the Peritoneal Dialysis First Policy
Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is the only life-saving type of treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. There are three types of RRT: kidney transplantation, haemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis. To respond to the growing burden of non-communicable diseases including chronic kidney disease, RRT is now a national issue to consider for government investment under Universal Health Coverage. However, universal access …
Global Health and Development Group at EuroQol EQ-5D Symposium, Bandung, Indonesia
On Sept 8-9, 2016 Francis Ruiz participated in a two-day symposium centred around the recently developed iDSI Reference Case highlights the importance of using generic measures such as QALYs or Disability Adjusted Life Years since they offer comparability and consistency in decision-making. Work on developing the tariff was led by researchers based at Padjadjaran University in Bandung, Indonesia and Erasmus University, …
The Little Blue Pill That Can Protect Your Heart?
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening condition that makes it harder for blood to flow due to narrow or blocked arteries. As a result, the heart has to work harder to pump blood, which eventually makes it weaker and increases the risk of heart failure. Incidentally, the drug sildenafil, originally tested for heart problems on the basis of its …
HTA Workshop Indonesia 25 – 29 April 2016
The Ministry of Health, Indonesia, and the WHO, with support from the International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI), are organising a workshop titled “Health and the Wealth of Evidence: Using Health Technology Assessment (HTA) for Priority Setting in Indonesia” from 25th to 29th April, 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia. During the workshop, participants will learn about how to conduct HTA, how evidence is used for making policy decisions and how HTA …
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 …