Table 4 HTA units in ASEAN countries
Country | HTA agency | Year of establishment | Governance (autonomous/semi-autonomous/government) | No. of professionals | No. of HTAs conducted | Types of technologies assessed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indonesia | Indonesian Health Technology Assessment Committee (InaHTAC) | 2014 | Government | 10 | 11 | Drugs, devices, health interventions | |
Malaysia | Malaysian Health Technology Assessment Section (MaHTAS) | 1995 | Government | 33 | 438* | Drugs, medical devices, programmes, procedures | |
Singapore | Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE) | 2015 | Government | 74 (only 50 are involved with HTA) | 120** | Drugs, vaccines, gene therapies, medical technologies (devices and medical services) | |
Thailand | Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) | 2007 | Semi-autonomous | 68 | 228 | Drugs, vaccines, devices, health interventions | |
The Philippines | Health Technology Assessment Unit (HTAU) | 2019 | Semi-autonomous | 45 | 15 | Drugs, vaccine, devices, interventions, traditional medicine | |
Vietnam | Health Strategy and Policy Institute (HSPI) | 2013 | Government | A unit explicitly for HTA is expected to be established. The specifics are to be decided | Drugs, devices, health interventions | ||