Who We Are

Network for HTA research and evidence-based policy in Asia.

HTAsiaLink is a network of organizational and individual members who are involved in HTA research and evidence-based policy decision-making in Asia and Pacific region. Organizational members include HTA institutions, government HTA units, and other relevant organizations. Individual members include researchers, academics, and professionals in the field of HTA.

Since its establishment in 2011 by the three founding members: Thailand’s Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, South Korea’s National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, and Taiwan’s Center for Drug Evaluation, the network operates continuously with various collaborative research and annual conferences held to bring together members for networking, sharing of research findings, and collaborative discussions.

HTAsiaLink serves as a platform for knowledge transfer and exchange related to evidence-based priority setting, with the main objective of enhancing the capacity for HTA research and promoting the integration of HTA evidence into policy decisions. The network was formed to address the need for strengthening HTA capacity in Asia and promoting the use of HTA evidence in policy decisions.

HTAsiaLink Timeline

2010

Start Collaborations

HITAP, CDE, and NECA started collaborations in 2010

The first meeting of network took place in Phuket, Thailand on September 4th, 2010, with colleagues from Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand participating. with the active participation of colleagues from Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand, marking the inception of HTAsiaLink.

2012

1st Annual Conference

The 1st HTAsiaLink Annual Conference with the theme "Economic Evaluation and Health Systems and Policy Research" was held in Cha Am, Phetchaburi, Thailand in May 2012.

2020

Memorandum of Understanding for Collaborative Health Technology Assessment & Health Economics Practices in Asia

This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed in 2020, represents the collaborative intentions between HTAsiaLink Network, Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) Society, and the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR).

2011

International Symposium
& NECA was the Secretariat (2011 - 2022)

The network agreed to create an electronic newsletter and initiate a cross-country study on the social value of QALYs in Asia. The first HTAsiaLink newsletter was distributed in June 2011.

2017

Global Collaboration

In a significant stride towards global collaboration, HTAsiaLink officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EuroScan in October 2017, solidifying the commitment to synergistically advance the field of health technology assessment on an international scale.

2022 – present

Formation of the Joint Working Collaboration
& HITAP is the Secretariat

Formation of the Joint Working Collaboration between Health Technology Assessment International, HTAsiaLink, and ISPOR - The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research: A stepwise guide for HTA guideline development

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2010

Started Collaborations

HITAP, CDE, and NECA started collaborations in 2010 with the topic of quality-adjust life year (QALY)

2011

International Symposium

The network agreed to create an electronic newsletter and initiate a cross-country study on the social value of QALYs in Asia. The first HTAsiaLink newsletter was distributed in June 2011.

The first Asian Symposium on determining QALY values was held in Korea in January 25-26th, 2011, where HTAsiaLink members agreed to initiate an Asian collaborative study on QALY values.

A follow-up meeting hosted by NECA took place on August 26th, 2011, to finalize methodologies and plans for the QALY study.

2012

1st Annual Conference

The 1st HTAsiaLink Annual Conference with the theme "Economic Evaluation and Health Systems and Policy Research" was held in Cha Am, Phetchaburi, Thailand in May 2012.

HTAsiaLink continued its annual conferences and collaborations, focusing on health technology assessment and its role in achieving Universal Health Coverage.

Past Conference