109: Serbisyong Sulit at Dekalidad: How Health Technology Assessment Ensures Health Interventions and Commodities are Worth the Price
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Keeping in mind the fundamental principle in economics that resources are finite, how do governments decide which health services to invest on? Join us with Dana S. Bayani, health economist and PhD student in the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health of the National University of Singapore as we discuss the importance of health technology assessment in ensuring health interventions and commodities are worth the price.
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