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How can we future-proof HTA in an era of innovations in digital health? Reflections from participants
This reflection is one in a series of blogs published by HITAP on behalf of participants of an organised session at the Priorities 2024 conference, titled “Pushing the Edge of the Envelope: Future-Proofing Health Technology Assessment in the Era of Innovation”, supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Cooperation Strategy on Converge Digital Health.Â
May 8 – 10, 2024 – the Ministry of Public Health, by the Health Intervention Technology Assessment Thailand (HITAP), partnered with the International Society for Priorities in Health (ISPH), a network of researchers, medical professionals, and policy-makers working in health prioritization, to organized the “Priorities 2024 Conference,” an international academic conference on health priority setting. It is the 14th time of this conference and its first time in the Asia-Pacific region
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By 2036, a staggering 5 billion people will lack access to healthcare if countries fail to increase their public health investment by at least 1% of their GDP. This is the prediction by the World Health Organization (WHO) since2019.
While some believe achieving this funding increase is within reach for all 193 countries, reaching this goal is far more complex. For example, income disparity presents a significant challenge. Low- and lower-middle-income countries may struggle to follow this path, even with the desire to do so.