Past, present, and future: a situational analysis of infectious disease modelling in Thailand.

ABSTRACT: Infectious disease modelling (IDM) is a useful tool supporting evidence to inform policies on disease outbreaks. Understanding situation, existing capacities and needs will enable countries to prepare and use the evidence derived from IDM for future outbreaks. This report maps Thailan's IDM landscape, identifies key stakeholders, and provides recommendations to develop a supportive ecosystem. We found that there is a moderate capacity to conduct and use IDM in Thailand. Users of IDM are spread across ministries and government level, while IDM evidence suppliers operate in departments in a few universities. Key challenges concern availability and quality of data, human resource capacity, integration of initiatives and communication mechanisms between evidence users and providers, and sustai

SUBMITTER: Sittimart M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12266576 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature