Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) Orientation Visit to IEG India
On August 20th 2025, second-year Masters of Public Health (MPH) students visited the IEG department along with their lead faculty, Samik Chowdhury. It was a successful event with an overview of IEG, the Health Policy Research Unit (HPRU) and HFACT. The IEG team shared examples of ongoing HFACT work and a junior researcher provided personal…
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iHEA 2025 Congress
On July 19-23, HFACT partners and colleagues attended the biennial International Health Economics Association (iHEA) congress in Bali, Indonesia. Six individual abstracts from various partners (CHE, PRICELESS, IEPS, Fipe) were accepted and presented to audiences ranging from 15 to 80 people. The CHEPS team delivered three organised sessions with varied themes including the financial burden…
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Mayur Trivedi Visit to Meghalaya
In May 2025, Professor Mayur Trivedi from the IEG team visited the Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) Shillong in Meghalaya to conduct a workshop on health economics for students. The workshop was very successful and highly appreciated by the participants. During the trip, he along with key team members from IIPH Shillong including the Director,…
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Launch: Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health
The Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health was successfully launched its report at a function in the Indian International Centre on 7 April 2025. The report highlights the importance of achieving gender justice in global health to improve health outcomes, reduce health inequities, and ensure more inclusive and equitable global health workplaces and workforce governance.…
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Indonesia Ministry of Health Cost Effectiveness Threshold Seminar | University of York + CHEPS
On Thursday, February 13th, HFACT colleagues were invited to a technical meeting by the Indonesian Ministry of Health (MoH) and World Health Organisation (WHO). The topic of the meeting was ‘Supply Side Analysis and Policy Recommendations on Cost-Effectiveness Threshold (CET) in Indonesia’. Jessica Ochalek, University of York Research Fellow, delivered an informative presentation on global…
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HFACT Annual Conference in Delhi, India
On January 22nd, HFACT partners and colleagues gathered in Delhi (India) for a three day conference to discuss future research, cross-country collaboration, capacity strengthening activities and policy engagement. On the first day, each partner provided research updates followed by comments, questions and feedback from the room. CHEPS shared exciting updates on cost effectiveness thresholds and…
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