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ArticleFrontiers in public health2023

Universal health coverage in India and health technology assessment: current status and the way forward.

Chandrakant Lahariya, Krushna Chandra Sahoo, T Sundararaman, Shankar Prinja, Kavitha Rajsekhar, Sanghamitra Pati

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors.

Chandrakant LahariyaIntegrated Department of Health Policy, Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics, Foundation for People-centric Health Systems, New Delhi, India.
Krushna Chandra SahooHealth Technology Assessment in India, Regional Resource Hub, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
T SundararamanFormer Dean, School of Health Systems Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India.
Shankar PrinjaSchool of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Kavitha RajsekharHealth Technology Assessment in India, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India.
Sanghamitra PatiHealth Technology Assessment in India, Regional Resource Hub, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In India, there is a renewed emphasis on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Alongside this, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is an important tool for advancing UHC. The development and application of HTA in India, including capacity building and establishing institutional mechanisms. We emphasized using the HTA approach within two components of the Ayushman Bharat programme, and the section concludes with lessons learned and the next steps. The UHC has increased the importance of selecting and implementing effective technologies and interventions within national health systems, particularly in the context of limited resources. To maximize the use of limited resources and produce reliable scientific assessments, developing and enhancing national capacity must be based on established best practices, information exchange between different sectors, and collaborative approaches. A more potent mechanism and capacity for HTA in India would accelerate the country's progress toward UHC.

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Biomedical TechnologyUniversal Health InsuranceIndiahealth technology assessmentHTAIndiaSDGUHCuniversal health coverage

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PMID37333525
PMCPMC10272558

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