Modelling the potential impact of a tax on fruit juice in South Africa: Implications for the primary prevention of type 2 diabetes and health financing

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The HFACT project is delighted to share the latest publication. Dr. Micheal Boachie and the PRICELESS Team from the Wits University have  published “Modelling the potential impact of a tax on fruit juice in South Africa: Implications for the primary prevention of type 2 diabetes and health financing” in the latest issue of BMC Nutrition.   Diabetes is…

Publication alert: Evolution of Health Technology Assessment in Indonesia

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The HFACT project is delighted to share the latest publication. Professor Budi Hidayat of the Center for Health Economics and Policy Studies (CHEPS) at Universitas Indonesia published “Evolution of Health Technology Assessment in Indonesia: Supply Landscape, Implementation and Future Directions” in the latest issue of Health Systems & Reform . Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is one research…

HFACT Advisory Board Retreat

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On Tuesday 23 July 2024, the HFACT project brought together members of the HFACT Advisory Board as well as the Principal Investigators and researchers from the HFACT partners to Imperial College, London. In attendance was Professor Ali Ghufron Mukti of Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial (BPJS), Ajay Tandon of The World Bank, Matt Jowett of the…

Stakeholder Engagement & Evidence Communication – Seminar from Director of Public Policies IEPS

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We recently had the the pleasure of having a presentation from Arthur Aguilar, the Public Policy Director at Instituto de Estudos para Políticas de Saúde (IEPS) on Stakeholder engagement and evidence communication. Drawing from his previous experience, the seminar addressed mapping relevant actors for a given agenda, understanding the role of each actor in defining…

HFACT Training & Networking Week 2024

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The Centre for Economics (CHE) at the University of York had the privilege of hosting Dr Rudi Rocha, as well as a group of young scholars representing HFACT partners for the week commencing 22 January 2024. Many thanks to Evelyn Thsehla (PRICELESS), Gustavo Cordeiro (IEPS), Adriano Teixeira (Fipe), Kanksha Barman (IEG), Vastav Ratra (IEG) and…

HFACT Seminar Series in Full Swing

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In September, we launched the HFACT Seminar series, kicking off the series with research presented by Vishalie Shah (CHE), Taufik Hidayat (CHEPS) and Royasia Ramadani (CHEPS). The inaugural seminar was titled Health-related impacts of demand-side policies: evidence from Indonesia’s conditional cash transfer and national health insurance for the poor programmes. The seminar was well attended with…