WORKSHOP ON HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND USE IN HEALTH POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAM

This visit is a part of the project to support the development of health technology assessment (HTA) in Vietnam, under the auspices of the International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI). This visit represents an ongoing collaboration between the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, to provide support to and discuss with the Health Strategies and Policy Institute (HSPI), Ministry of Health, Vietnam, about progress related to HTA in Vietnam.

HSPI organised a workshop on HTA and its use in health policy development in Vietnam on October 4th, 2018 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The main objective of the workshop was to present on the current situation of HTA-related activities in Vietnam, including challenges faced during the process of HTA development. HITAP representatives, Dr. Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Benjarin Santatiwongchai and Pornpimon Sawatdang, joined the workshop to share the Thai experience on HTA and its use in decision making process including to provide support on the HTA methodological guideline development in Vietnam.

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