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Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program Foundation (HITAP) | Better Evidence, Better Decisions for a Healthier Society. 🔗 https://www.hitap.net/
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📢 New Publication Alert:

🎉HITAP is excited to highlight a new open-access systematic review on data sources used in socioeconomic impact assessments of antimicrobial resistance from an One Health lens.

🔗Full article: bit.ly/4rUH7Pz

#OneHealth #AMR #HealthEconomics #HITAP
February 13, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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⁉️What do you fund when resources are limited? Whose values count? What happens after a decision is made?
🗝️HTA is both a method and a process for priority setting
🗝️Policymakers seek evidence-informed, not purely evidence-based, decisions
🗝️Policy decisions are not linear and do not happen in isolation
February 10, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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What really happens when evidence meets policy?

🤝HITAP hosted the Duke–NUS #EMHEAL for a focused session on Health Technology Assessment. Together with healthcare leaders from across sectors, the conversation moved beyond frameworks to the realities of decision-making.
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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📢 Now Open for Applications!

A new short course on “Vaccinology: Science and Public Health” is coming to Nagasaki, Japan.

📅 Dates: 24–28 August 2026
🎓 Certificate of Participation awarded upon completion

🔗 Learn more & apply: www.tmgh.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/en/short-cou...
A new short course on “Vaccinology: Science and Public Health” is coming to Nagasaki, Japan. This course is designed for vaccine researchers and public health professionals involved in/or interested in vaccine research, development, epidemiology, policy, and implementation. Dates: 24–28 August 2026. Learn more & apply: https://www.tmgh.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/en/short-courses/vaccinology-science-and-public-health.
February 4, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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💡 These discussions contribute to ongoing policy conversations on how health systems can evolve to respond to demographic transition—while remaining equitable, sustainable, and people-centered.

#PMAC2026 #PMAC #DemographicShifts #HealthSystem #GlobalHealth
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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Plus, reflections from both speakers and participants, captured through plenary discussions and audience engagement, consistently highlighted equity as a key consideration in responding to demographic transition.
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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⏩ Leveraging digital health and AI to support overstretched workforces, built on a robust digital backbone
⏩ Designing partnerships that respect regional and local priorities, and amplify local voices
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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⏩ Reframing health not as a cost, but as an investment in human dignity and economic growth
⏩ Strengthening prevention and health promotion
⏩ Investing in people, primary health care, and compassionate, patient-centered services
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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Speakers identified key pathways forward, including insights from Dr. Feng Zhao (World Bank), Dasho Dechen Wangmo (PEMA Secretariat), Prof. Ntobeko Ntusi (South African Medical Research Council), Dr. Jimmy Volmink (Wellcome Trust), and Dr. Li Ailan (WHO Thailand) on:

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February 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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At #PMAC2026, Plenary 2 “Demographic Shifts and Health System Transformation” examined two key questions:

🗨️ Are health systems ready for shifting demographics and what happens if we fail to act now?

🗨️ How can health systems respond to shifting demographics without leaving equity behind?
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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As countries face demographic changes such as population ageing, health systems are being tested not only by rising NCDs, increasing health expenditure, workforce shortages, and fragile health financing, but also by the growing concern about equity.
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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👤 Karen O’Leary highlighted that while Thailand is the case study, the Commission offers global lessons on how evidence-based policymaking and collaboration can help address the growing commodification of essential healthcare.
Karen O’Leary highlighted that while Thailand is the case study, the Commission offers global lessons on how evidence-based policymaking and collaboration can help address the growing commodification of essential healthcare. Ben Johnson framed the Commission as a global model for UHC, observing that every nation operates in a resource-limited setting and must protect patient choice from being a commercial illusion. Evidence matters, but how we act on it matters even more.
February 2, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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👤 Dr. Kriang Tungsanga addressed the conflict of interest when medical care enters the stock market, noting that the drive for profit can shift the core medical mindset away from patient-centered virtue.
Dr. Kriang Tungsanga addressed the conflict of interest when medical care enters the stock market, noting that the drive for profit can shift the core medical mindset away from patient-centered virtue.
February 2, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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👤 Dr. Suwit Wibupolprasert highlighted that policy decisions are evidence-driven, proving that systems can be formed, evaluated, and reformed through continuous evidence.
Dr. Suwit Wibupolprasert highlighted that policy decisions are evidence-driven, proving that systems can be formed, evaluated, and reformed through continuous evidence.
February 2, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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👤 Kinanti Khansa Chavarina emphasized that collaboration is the key—engaging policymakers, nephrologists, and patient groups to ensure recommendations improve quality, equity, and sustainability in kidney care.
Kinanti Khansa Chavarina emphasized that collaboration is the key—engaging policymakers, nephrologists, and patient groups to ensure recommendations improve quality, equity, and sustainability in kidney care.
February 2, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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Voices from the Launch of the Nature Medicine Commission on Dialysis at #PMAC2026 💬

#PMAC2026 #ChronicKidneyDisease #DialysisPolicy #ThailandUHC #LMICs
Voices from the Launch of the Nature Medicine Commission on Dialysis at PMAC 2026. Today’s launch was more than just a presentation of data, it was a powerful dialogue on the future of kidney care. Experts from around the globe shared their reflections on Thailand’s journey and what it means for universal health coverage worldwide.
February 2, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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We are proud to announce the report publication of the "Nature Medicine Commission on Access to Dialysis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries." 🎉

💡 See how evidence can shape better dialysis policy: www.nature.com/collections/...

#PMAC2026 #ChronicKidneyDisease #DialysisPolicy #ThailandUHC #LMICs
We are proud to announce the report publication of the "Nature Medicine Commission on Access to Dialysis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries." This report, launched at PMAC 2026, provides a critical analysis of Thailand’s 2022 dialysis policy shift, as well as recommendations to the Thai government and global kidney community to improve the quality, equity, and sustainability of kidney care. Beyond the data, the report turns evidence into action, offering policy recommendations that matter not only for Thailand, but for health systems worldwide. See how evidence can shape better dialysis policy: https://www.nature.com/collections/fbijigbccd We are proud to announce the report publication of the "Nature Medicine Commission on Access to Dialysis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries." This report, launched at PMAC 2026, provides a critical analysis of Thailand’s 2022 dialysis policy shift, as well as recommendations to the Thai government and global kidney community to improve the quality, equity, and sustainability of kidney care. Beyond the data, the report turns evidence into action, offering policy recommendations that matter not only for Thailand, but for health systems worldwide. See how evidence can shape better dialysis policy: https://www.nature.com/collections/fbijigbccd
January 30, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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📢 TODAY at #PMAC2026!

We are pleased to feature Fatou Wurie, Founder & Chief Steward, Youterus Health (Sierra Leone), who stresses that ethics is at the heart of population policy design.
TODAY at PMAC 2026. We are pleased to feature Fatou Wurie, Founder & Chief Steward, Youterus Health (Sierra Leone), who stresses that ethics is at the heart of population policy design. Join PS 2.5: Diverse Values & Ethics in Designing Population Policies to hear more from our speakers. 30 Jan 2026, 10:30–12:30 ICT, World Ballroom A, 23rd Floor. Share your views before the session at https://sprw.io/stt-tScxG
January 30, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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🎉 PMAC 2026 starts today!

As we kick off the first day of the Prince Mahidol Award Conference, we warmly invite all conference participants to join us tomorrow morning for Plenary 2.

📅 30 January 2026
🕘 09.00–10.00AM
📍 Bangkok Convention A, Floor 22

#PMAC2026 #DemographicShifts #HealthSystem
As we kick off the first day of the Prince Mahidol Award Conference, we warmly invite all conference participants to join us tomorrow morning for Plenary 2. This session will explore key issues shaping health systems today and in the future, with distinguished speakers from different organisations and backgrounds sharing complementary perspectives on demographic shifts and health system transformation. 30 January 2026, 09.00–10.00AM, Bangkok Convention A, Floor 22.
January 29, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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What are the key challenges for health systems in shifting demographics?

As the PMAC Plenary 2 session is just one day away, we're honoured to highlight our final speaker, Dr Li Ailan, WHO Representative to Thailand and former Assistant Director-General for UHC/Healthier Populations at WHO,

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What are the key challenges for health systems in shifting demographics? As the PMAC Plenary 2 session is just two days away, we are honoured to highlight our final speaker, Dr Li Ailan, WHO Representative to Thailand and former Assistant Director-General for UHC/Healthier Populations at the World Health Organization, who calls for a fundamental shift—from systems designed to treat disease to resilient health ecosystems rooted in prevention, primary care, and action on root causes. If you’d like to hear more insights from our speakers and join the discussion, come and join the session at PMAC 2026: 30 January 2026, 09.00–10.00AM, Bangkok Convention A, Floor 22.
January 29, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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Yin May Tun also demonstrated the Thai Hospital Emissions Management Systems (THEMS), launched by HITAP in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health. THEMS is a digital tool that helps hospitals manage greenhouse gas emissions through:

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January 29, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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How digital health innovation is redefining health governance at #PMAC2026 🔍

In the session “Smart Health System: Leveraging Digital and Innovative Solutions for Health Governance”, Sarin K.C. highlighted that digital health, from telemedicine to AI,

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#SMB302 #DigitalHealth #HITAP #THEMS
January 29, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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Mark your calendar for our report launch at #PMAC2026 📅🌟

Don’t miss the Nature Medicine Commission Report Launch on Dialysis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, a special session bringing together evidence, policy reflections, and insights from global experts.
Mark your calendar for our report launch at PMAC 2026. Don’t miss the Nature Medicine Commission Report Launch on Dialysis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, a special session bringing together evidence, policy reflections, and insights from global experts. 30 January 2026, 13.00 - 13.30PM, Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre, CentralWorld. Let's explore evidence-based solutions to ensure the long-term sustainability of kidney care and beyond.
January 29, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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📢 Tomorrow at #PMAC2026!

We are pleased to feature Aïssata Fall, Senior Program Director, Regional Representative for West and Central Africa Population Reference Bureau (Senegal), who underscores that ethics makes hidden burdens visible.
We are pleased to feature Aïssata Fall, Senior Program Director, Regional Representative for West and Central Africa Population Reference Bureau (Senegal), who underscores that ethics makes hidden burdens visible. Join PS 2.5: Diverse Values & Ethics in Designing Population Policies to hear more from our speakers. 30 Jan 2026, 10:30–12:30 ICT, World Ballroom A, 23rd Floor.
January 29, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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by applying a health economics approach to one of the most pressing global health challenges.

#GAPi #AMR #researchcollaboration #publichealthpolicy #globalhealth
That’s a wrap! The Global Antibiotic Policy Initiative (GAPi) has officially been launched in Thailand. Supported by the Wellcome Trust, GAPi aims to strengthen local priority setting and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) policy action by applying a health economics approach to one of the most pressing global health challenges. The initiative brings together a strong research collaboration between the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program Foundation (HITAP), City St. George’s University of London, University of Oxford, One Health Trust and the Center for Global Development! Excited to follow how GAPi’s work will translate into meaningful impact, not only in Thailand and UK but beyond. That’s a wrap! The Global Antibiotic Policy Initiative (GAPi) has officially been launched in Thailand. Supported by the Wellcome Trust, GAPi aims to strengthen local priority setting and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) policy action by applying a health economics approach to one of the most pressing global health challenges. The initiative brings together a strong research collaboration between the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program Foundation (HITAP), City St. George’s University of London, University of Oxford, One Health Trust and the Center for Global Development! Excited to follow how GAPi’s work will translate into meaningful impact, not only in Thailand and UK but beyond.
January 28, 2026 at 4:14 AM