HITAP SUPPORTS THE “INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON USING EVIDENCE FOR DECISION-MAKING AND HEALTH BENEFITS PACKAGE DESIGN”

The International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI), a global network of priority setting institutions, has been providing guidance on Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in India since 2017, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) India Office. The support on HTA institutionalisation has been led by iDSI core members, Imperial College London (ICL) together with the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. Since 2017, various activities have been conducted, including training programs on HTA. Many of these activities have been conducted in collaboration with HTAIn, the HTA unit in the Department of Health Research (DHR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) , which has set up a system of technical partners and resource hubs across the country to inform policy.

This report summarises proceedings of the workshop and articulates outcomes arising from HITAP’s participation. Two HITAP staff contributed as facilitators for group work sessions as well as notetakers in others, also extensively sharing experiences from the Thai context during discussions. All supporting information is provided in the appendices.

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