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INTRODUCTION OF HTA

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) refers to the systematic evaluation of the health of technology properties, effect evaluation evaluation health of health, and/or impacts of healthtechnology. It is a multidisciplinary process to evaluate the social, economic, organisational, and ethical issues of a health intervention conducting an or health technology. The main purpose of conductingan assessment is to inform policy decision-making.

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HTA mainly prioritises the needs of healthcare. Its main purpose is to generalize the knowledge of the medical industry and establish policies for providing the right treatment to the right patient at the right time and at the right cost. It also aims to provide Universal Health Coverage while minimising Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) and help patients benefit from emerging medical technology and medical engineering.

About Department of Health Research (DHR), MoHFW, GoI

The President notified the creation of the Department of Health Research under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare through an amendment to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 on the 17th September 2007. The Department of Health Research was formally launched on 5th October 2007 by the Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences in a function presided over by the Minister for Health & Family Welfare, in the presence, inter-alia, of the Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare.

Department of Health Research (DHR) was created as a separate Department within the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare by an amendment to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 on 17th Sept, 2007. The Department became functional from November 2008 with the appointment of first Secretary of the Department. The aim of the DHR is to bring modern health technologies to the people through research and innovations related to diagnosis, treatment methods and vaccines for prevention; to translate them into products and processes and, in synergy with concerned organizations, introduce these innovations into public health system.

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Message From Leaders

HTA aims at providing efficient and cost-effective health technologies. It is an initiative to minimise the health budget and to deliver affordable access to healthcare to all people using the latest technologies and innovations in healthcare.

AIIMS Jodhpur strives to develop competencies among students and all healthcare workers to enable them to harness the potential of HTA. This will be possible with research in innovative technologies and clinical medicines.

HTA involves a systematic review of the available evidence, including clinical trials, observational studies, economic analyses, and qualitative research. It may also consider patient preferences and values, as well as ethical considerations.