HTAC Evaluation for COVID-19 Vaccine Assessments The Evaluation Framework for COVID-19 Vaccines sets the direction for vaccine selection, HTAC emphasizes. The Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) recognizes the importance of COVID-19 vaccination as a key strategy in controlling the pandemic. Our efforts to produce evidence-based recommendations supporting the country’s crisis response began in March 2020. continue reading : HTA Philippines publishes HTAC Evaluation Framework for COVID-19 Vaccines
Health Technology Assessment 101: Moving Together Towards Universal Healthcare
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Philippines is excited to present a series of webinars on Administrative Order 2020-0041 and its annexes, the Philippine HTA Process and Methods Guides. We’re pleased to invite stakeholders to attend our webinars and learn more about how you can participate in HTA. Speakers from the Department of Health, Department of Science continue reading : Health Technology Assessment 101: Moving Together Towards Universal Healthcare
HTAC recommends pooled RT-PCR testing to monitor COVID transmission in populations with low case numbers
Pooled RT-PCR Testing can be used to screen and monitor COVID transmission in populations with low numbers of cases, HTAC notes in a recent recommendation. Pooled testing is the process of combining samples from a group of people and testing them in a single batch. Laboratories collect individual biological samples, mixing equal parts of them continue reading : HTAC recommends pooled RT-PCR testing to monitor COVID transmission in populations with low case numbers
HTAC recommends high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy for severe COVID-19
High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy may be used to treat respiratory failure due to COVID-19 subject to safety requirements, HTAC notes in an interim recommendation. HFNC oxygen therapy explained High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy is a medical technique used to supply severe COVID-19 patients heated oxygen without cutting through or entering body parts. continue reading : HTAC recommends high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy for severe COVID-19
HTAC recommends Rapid Antigen Test kits for symptomatic COVID-19, contact tracing, managing outbreaks and supplementing lack of RT-PCR confirmatory testing
Rapid antigen tests should be used only for symptomatic COVID-19 patients, close contacts and those with history of exposure, in outbreaks and in areas without access to RT-PCR confirmatory testing, HTAC emphasizes in a recent recommendation. Rapid antigen tests and RT-PCR: Key differences Rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 are used to detect antigens or viral continue reading : HTAC recommends Rapid Antigen Test kits for symptomatic COVID-19, contact tracing, managing outbreaks and supplementing lack of RT-PCR confirmatory testing