September 6th 2017, the Philippines’ lower house of Congress approved the Universal Health Coverage Bill, introducing key reforms to improve population coverage, reform provider payment, and strengthen health technology assessment (HTA) implementation, among others. It has been 15 years since HTA was introduced in the Philippines through the efforts of dedicated key individuals. This development marks a crucial step towards …
Work in the Philippines 2012 – 2014
Following the award of a 2-year grant by the Rockefeller Foundation in 2012, a scoping visit to the Philippines involving HITAP and NICE International took place in December 2012 to explore possible areas of support. The visit identified a number of specific activities relating to vaccine evaluation techniques, Z-package optimisation and the processes and methods used by the Formulary Executive Committee …
Asia-Pacific Regional Capacity-Building for HTA Initiative (ARCH)
Final Asia-Pacific Regional Capacity-Building for HTA Conference in Singapore The ARCH initiative for 2014 came to a close at a one-day conference attended by representatives from all the countries that participated in the initiative November 2014 The ARCH initiative for 2014 came to a close at a one-day conference in Singapore on the 21st November. Representation from all the countries …
Philippines
Transforming Health Systems – Philippines NICE International was awarded a 2-year grant, starting in 2013, by the Rockefeller Foundation. The focus will be on strengthening priority setting methods and processes in the Philippines. A scoping visit to the Philippines took place in December 2012 to explore possible areas of support. The visit identified a number of specific activities relating to …