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Universal Health Coverage and Health Technology Assessment in Emerging Asia Pacific Countries
Session Chair(s)
Chih-Hwa Wallace Lin, PHD
Researcher and Acting Director, Biotechnology Unit, Board of Science and Technology, Executive Yuan, ROC, Taiwan
Universal health coverage has been established in Taiwan since 1985. Its effectiveness and efficiency have taken off with health technology assessments since 2007. Various approaches of health coverage in Asia Pacific countries such as Japan, China, and Korea will be discussed.
Learning Objective : Discuss an update on the status of universal health coverage (UHC) in Asia Pacific countries; Discuss an update on the health technology assessment (HTA) for innovative products in Asian Pacific countries; Discuss the future trend for UHC and HTA in emerging Asia Pacific countries.
Speaker(s)
Lawrence Eugene Liberti, RAC
Director, D.K. Kim International Center for Regulatory Science, The Kim Center/ USC DRQS, United States
Aligning the Scientific Requirements for Asia Pacific HTAs: Applied Learnings from Other Jurisdictions
Abdulkadir Keskinaslan, MD, MBA, MPH
Head Market Access and External Affairs TR, Novartis Pharma AG, Switzerland
Trends in Emerging Asia Pacific: Health Financing and HTA
Mao-Ting Sheen
Director, Taipei Branch office, National Health Insurance Administration, Taiwan, Taiwan
The Universal Coverage and the Experience Sharing from the National Health Authority's Perspective
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