Mission Report: Introductory HTA Training Programme – Building Capacity of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to Support Priority Settings and Resource Allocations in Lao PDR

Executive Summary

This mission report provides the summary of the first HTA training programme, held in Lao PDR. This programme was jointly organised in Vientiane on July 17-20, 2023, with the support from DFAT, MCRI, CHAI, NUS, LOMWRU, and UHS. The target audience of the training programme included Lao healthcare personnel working on public health resource allocation, particularly those involved in the national immunisation programme such as the Lao National Immunisation Technical Advisory Group (NITAG). The training programme aimed to engage with relevant stakeholders and promote Health Technology Assessment (HTA) literacy, including key technical aspects of HTA methods in economic evaluation. This report is structured to give an outline of the training programme, the outcome of training activities, as well as summary from the panel and open discussion. This report is also used to mark another step of Lao PDR embarking on HTA journey. Participants’ feedback has also been included in this report for future reference.