Building sustainable health technology assessment capacity in Ukraine.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Since the introduction of health technology assessment (HTA) in Ukraine, the international technical assistance project "Safe, Affordable, and Effective Medicines for Ukrainians" with financial contributions of the United States Agency for International Development has supported capacity building activities. In 2020, the main HTA stakeholders expressed interest in a comprehensive training program for HTA doers, users, and trainers.

Approach

To inform the design of a training program, the needs of forty HTA doers, users, and potential trainers were assessed using validated surveys. Identified knowledge gaps included comparative effectiveness, health economics, qualitative evidence synthesis, patient and public involvement, and ethical issues. Based on these resul

SUBMITTER: Oortwijn W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12722070 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature