◤ Breaking News
◤ The HTAi MENA Regional Meeting in Tunis, Tunisia is SOLD OUT
The HTAi Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Meeting in Tunis, Tunisia, taking place September 24–25, 2025, is an exceptional opportunity to learn about both emerging and established HTA systems across the region and to bring those insights to other areas of the world where similar developments are underway.
The meeting also offers space to connect with colleagues who are actively shaping HTA systems in the region and to explore how you can get more involved in this important work.
Registration is now at capacity, but you can still add your name to the waitlist! Visit our Regional Meeting page to view the agenda and join the waitlist for a chance to attend.
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Get to know our MENA Sponsors and Supporters
A heartfelt thank you to the sponsors and supporters who helped bring the HTAi MENA Regional Meeting to life!
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◤ Share your perspective on the new HTAi Strategic Plan
HTAi’s 2025–2027 Strategic Plan introduces a more agile, two-year planning cycle, allowing us to stay aligned with the global HTA community, respond to rapid change, and adapt to emerging priorities. The Plan focuses on five key pillars: Scientific Exchange, People, Capacity Building, Advocacy, and Global Reach, with an approach built on Convene, Listen, Connect, Adapt, and Support.
Now we want to hear from you! Share your input through our consultation survey and register for your region’s webinar to join the conversation and help shape HTAi’s future direction.
Regional webinar dates and times:
Sub-Saharan Africa Region
October 1, 2025 – 15:00 GMT+2
South America Region
October 2, 2025 – 10:30 GMT-3
Australia & New Zealand Region
October 7, 2025 – 16:00 GMT+10
Europe & Central Asia Region
October 7, 2025 – 15:00 GMT+2
North America Region
October 9, 2025 – 14:30 GMT-4
Asia Region
October 15, 2025 – 15:00 GMT+8
Middle East & North Africa Region
October 16, 2025 – 15:30 GMT+3
◤ Accepting Applications: Jill Sanders Memorial Scholarship
HTAi is proud to offer the Jill Sanders Memorial Scholarship in honor of Dr. Jill Sanders, a passionate leader in HTA and a champion of international collaboration. This scholarship supports individuals residing in African countries who are studying or working in healthcare and wish to advance their knowledge and skills in HTA.
With funding of up to $20,000 CAD, recipients can pursue education programs or training that will help build professional HTA capacity in their home countries. This is a unique opportunity to enhance your expertise and make a lasting impact on HTA development across Africa.
Submit your application by October 15 and follow in Dr. Sanders’ footsteps by contributing to the growth and use of HTA worldwide.
Learn More and Apply◤ Introducing the HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting International Scientific Program Committee and Regional Engagement Committee
We are excited to announce the International Scientific Program Committee (ISPC) and the Regional Engagement Committee (REC) for the HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting!
The ISPC guides the scientific program, ensuring a high-quality agenda with content that is relevant, innovative, and engaging for the global HTA community. The REC focuses on regional engagement, helping to connect HTAi members and stakeholders from across the region, promote participation, and ensure diverse perspectives are represented.
Together, the ISPC and REC ensure that the HTAi 2026 Annual Meeting delivers an enriching, inclusive, and globally relevant experience for all participants.
2026 International Scientific Program Committee
Co-Chairs
Yingyao Chen
Deputy Dean / Director / Director
Fudan University / NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment / WHO Collaborating Center for HTA and Management
China
Eva Turk
Sr. Researcher and Research Group Leader / Board Director
CDHSI, University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten / HTAi
Austria
Executive Members
Jeonghoon Ahn
Professor
EWHA Womans University
South Korea
Dalia Dawoud
Professor
Cairo University
United Kingdom
Wim Goettsch
Professor HTA of Pharmaceuticals / Special Advisor HTA
Utrecht University / Dutch National Health Care Institute
Netherlands
Esra Meltem Koç
Associate Professor
Izmir Katip Celebi University; Turkish Evidence-based Medicine Association
Türkiye
Members
Zanfina Ademi
Professor of Health Economics
Monash University
Australia
Alima Almadiyeva
Adviser
Kazakh Agency for Health Technology Assessment
Kazakhstan
Ruby Aileen Mensah Annan
Director, Strategic Health Purchasing
National Health Insurance Authority
Ghana
Nermeen Ashoush
Associate Director, Health Economics & Outcomes Research
Amgen
Egypt
Nur Atika
Lecturer
University of Airlangga
Indonesia
Rifat Atun
Professor of Global Health Systems
Harvard University
United States
Zafer Caliskan
Professor of Economics
Hacettepe University
Türkiye
Rossella Di Bidino
Senior HTA Expert
Gemelli Teaching Hospital
Italy
Michael DiStefano
Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
United States
Manuel Antonio Espinosa
Chair
HTAi Latin America Policy Forum
Chile
Iñaki Guiterrez-Ibarluzea
Director of Health Research, Innovation and Evaluation
Ministry of Health, Basque Government
Spain
Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai
Senior Researcher
Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program Foundation (HITAP)
Thailand
Suchitra Iyer
Director, Health Technology Assessment
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
United States
Mouna Jameleddine
Director of the HTA Department
Instance Nationale de l’Évaluation et de l’Accréditation en Santé
Tunisia
Hong Ju
Senior Advisor
Agency for Care Effectiveness, Ministry of Health
Singapore
Iga Lipska
Chair of the Board HPI & Head of Pomeranian Digital Medicine Centre
Health Policy Institute Poland & Pomeranian Hospitals Trust
Poland
Guy Maddern
Professor of Surgery / Chair
University of Adelaide / HTAi Asia Policy Forum
Australia
Anh Bourcet Nguyen
Senior International Access & Policy Leader, Founder
HAS4P, Health Access Solutions
United Arab Emirates
Haluk Özsarıv
Head of the Department of Health Management, Faculty of Health Sciences
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa
Türkiye
Fiona Pearce
Senior Advisor
Agency for Care Effectiveness, Ministry of Health
Singapore
Andres Pichon-Riviere
Director
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Argentina
Lauren Pretorius
CEO
Campaigning for Cancer
South Africa
Francis Ruiz
Senior Policy Advisor
Department of Global Health and Development, LSHTM
United Kingdom
Sheena Jasley Samonte
Global Master’s Student
Karolinska Institutet
Philippines
Adam Skali
Director of Innovation and Scientific Programs
eHealth Innovation Center, CIeS
Morocco
George Valiotis
Executive Director
HTAi
United Kingdom
Sophie Werkö
Manager, International Relations
SBU – The Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment & Assessment of Social Services
Sweden
Emily Woodward
Senior Director, Hema Growth and Emerging Markets
Boston Scientific
United Arab Emirates
Elias Asfaw Zegeye
Health Economist
Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ethiopia
Technical Officer
Carla Fernández-Barceló
Senior Health Economics Consultant
Coreva Scientific
Germany
2026 Regional Engagement Committee
Co-Chairs
Rabia Sucu
Senior Principal Technical Advisor for Health Policy and Financing, Cluster Lead for HTA and Market Access
MSH
United States
Besir Kemal Şahin
CEO
HIMSS Eurasia EKSPOTURK EXHIBITION CO.
Türkiye
Executive Members
Ufuk Eren
Business at OECD (BIAC) Health Committee Member
TUSIAD / OECD
Türkiye
Nabil Harzallah
Head of the Medical Procedures Evaluation Unit
INEAS
Tunisia
Alexandr Kostyuk
Scientific Advisor
Kazakhstan Association of Health Technologies Assessment, Evidence Based Medicine and Pharmacoeconomic Research
Kazakhstan
Birol Tibet
Part-time Lecturer / Secretary General / Vice President
Istanbul Health and Technology University / Health Economics and Policy Association / Evidence Based Medicine Association
Türkiye
Mahmoud Wael
Lead
Roche
United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
Members
Abeer Al Rabayah
Head
Center for Drug Policy and Technology Assessment, King Hussein Cancer Center
Jordan
Said Wani Al-Rashdi
Ministry of Health
Oman
Burcak Aydin
Senior Manager
Deloitte (Belgium)
Türkiye
Nuri Aydın
President
ÜHB — University Hospitals Association
Türkiye
Ferda Baysu
General Secretary of ARTED
Association of Research Based Medical Technologies Manufacturers
Türkiye
Ümit Dereli
Secretary General
AIFD — Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies
Türkiye
Anas Hamad
Associate Professor; Director of Pharmacy & Head of Medication Safety/Quality
Qatar University; Hamad Medical Corporation
Qatar
Merjem Haxihamza
Ministry of Health
North Macedonia
Mouna Jameleddine
Head of the HTA Department
INEAS
Tunisia
Zoltán Kaló
Professor of Health Economics
Center for HTA, Semmelweis University
Hungary
Esra Meltem Koç
Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine; Chair, Turkish Evidence-Based Medicine Association
İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University (IKCU); Turkish Evidence-Based Medicine Association
Türkiye
Daria Ler
Director
ASA Institute for Research, Development and Innovation
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Savaş Malkoç
Secretary General
İEİS — Pharmaceuticals Manufacturers Association of Turkey
Türkiye
Aizhamal Matomorova
Head, Dept. of Evidence-Based Medicine & Medical Technologies
Center for Health Development & Medical Technologies, Ministry of Health
Kazakhstan
Tanja Novaković
Director
ZEM Solutions Ltd
Serbia
Oresta Piniazhko
Director, HTA Department of State Expert Centre
Ministry of Health
Ukraine
Elif Senocak Tasci
Associate Professor of Medical Oncology
Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Research & Training Hospital, Istanbul
Türkiye
Eren Usül
General Manager of General Health Insurance
SGK — Social Security Institution
Türkiye
Billura Yusifova
Head of Department of Medical Quality Standards
Public Health & Reforms Center, Ministry of Health
Azerbaijan
◤ Call for Applications: Chair (Elect), HTAi Policy Forum Advisory Committee
HTAi is seeking applications for the role of Chair (Elect) of the Policy Forum Advisory Committee (PFAC), for the term January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2027.
The PFAC provides strategic oversight of HTAi’s Policy Forum Series, ensuring consistency and impact across the Global, Latin America, and Asia Policy Fora. The Chair will lead quarterly meetings, guide agenda development, contribute to reports, and work closely with Policy Forum Chairs and the HTAi Secretariat.
Current or past HTAi Board members, past Presidents, or past Policy Forum Chairs who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply for the position.
Closing date: October 3, 2025
Follow the button below for details on the role, criteria, and application process.
Learn More◤ Submit your topic for the HTAi Gaps & Needs Initiative
HTAi is excited to share a significant new initiative designed to proactively identify and address critical areas within health technology assessment (HTA): the HTAi Gaps & Needs Initiative.
As the HTA field is constantly evolving, HTAi recognizes that areas where scientific knowledge, methods, or tools are missing or need further development may emerge. The Gaps & Needs Initiative consists in a structured approach to pinpoint these “gaps” and “needs,” ensuring that HTAi focuses its efforts on the most pressing issues for our global community. It ultimately aims to foster new research, develop valuable resources (like webinars, workshops, and articles), and advance the scientific foundations of HTA.
How it works
The Gaps & Needs Initiative is a continuous process that combines both proactive and reactive approaches to gather insights from different sources. Topics will be taken from discussions at HTAi events (Annual Meetings, Regional Meetings, Policy Forums), submitted by Interest Groups and Partners and, crucially, suggested from members and general public.
Help us identify the gaps
We invite the whole HTA community, either members or not, to submit topics or areas perceived as gaps or in critical need of further advancement within the field. Gaps & Needs is an excellent opportunity to highlight where collective efforts should be directed to further HTA science and practice.
To submit a topic, please use our dedicated online form via the button below.
Submit a Topic◤ A Look Back
◤ Celebrating Excellence: Recent HTAi Award and Scholarship Recipients
As award application season is upon us, we are delighted to highlight the most recent recipients of HTAi Awards and Scholarships recognizing and celebrating excellence in HTA.
- Egon Jonsson Award 2024 – Awarded to Shin S, Kim Y, Choi J, and Park JY for their paper “Deliberative process of health technology reassessment by health technology assessment agency in Korea” published in the International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care.
- Sigrid Droste Ethics Award 2025 – Tier 1 Career Award recipient Dario Sacchini (Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Italy) for outstanding contributions to ethical aspects of HTA.
- Jill Sanders Memorial Scholarship 2024 – Awarded to Luciana Silu Mduma (Tanzania), supporting the development of professional HTA capacity in African countries.
Learn more about HTAi Awards and Scholarships, and review past recipients by following the button below.
Learn More◤ Network News
◤ Survey on Patient-related Aspects Domain in HTA of Digital Health Technologies
The European Digital Health Technology Assessment (EDiHTA) consortium invites you to participate in a survey aimed at identifying the importance of key dimensions within the patient-related aspects domain across different stages of digital health technologies (DHTs) maturity. This survey is part of EDiHTA’s broader effort to establish a framework for the assessment of DHTs. Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) is supporting this initiative.
Who Should Participate?
We are seeking participants with experience in designing, collecting, analyzing, interpreting, or reporting patient-based evidence for HTA. Technology developers, regulators, HTA experts, payers, policymakers, health professionals, and patients or caregivers are all encouraged to participate.
Why Participate?
Your input will directly help shape how patient-related aspects are considered in the EDiHTA framework.
How to Participate
Click here to access the survey. It will remain open until September 28th, 2025. Participation is voluntary, and you may withdraw at any time.
For questions, please contact:
- Ms. Annapoorna Prakash: annapoorna.prakash@radboudumc.nl
- Dr. Wija Oortwijn, EDiHTA work package lead: w.oortwijn@radboudumc.nl
◤ World Evidence-Based Healthcare (EBHC) Day – 20 October 2025
On October 20, 2025, the global community will mark World Evidence-Based Healthcare (EBHC) Day, themed ‘Collaborative Knowledge Communication’.
HTAi Vice President Jani Mueller, as a member of the EBHC international Steering Committee, is working with global partners to shape this year’s campaign. With public trust in health institutions under pressure and algorithms often amplifying popularity over accuracy, effective and ethical communication of evidence has never been more critical. This campaign invites researchers, clinicians, communities, communicators, media, influencers, and decision-makers to reflect, share, and act on the role of collaborative knowledge communication in evidence-based healthcare.
Learn More◤ Congratulations to our 2025 Educational Scholarship Recipients
Celebrating the 2025 HTAi Educational Scholarship Recipients
HTAi is proud to recognize the recipients of the 2025 Educational Scholarship, which provides funding support for individuals studying or working in the healthcare field in low- or middle-income countries to advance their knowledge and skills directly related to health technology assessment (HTA). By providing financial assistance to complete educational programs or training in HTA for the purpose of applying their knowledge and skills in their country of origin, HTAi advances its mission of promoting the development, communication, understanding, and use of HTA around the world.
Learn how the 2025 recipients are leveraging the scholarship to strengthen their expertise, drive evidence-informed policymaking, and build HTA capacity in healthcare systems.
Emad Almomani (Jordan)
Emad Almomani serves as Health Economics Lead at the HTA unit of the Royal Medical Services and as an Expert in Health Economics and Policy at Jordan’s Ministry of Health. A PhD researcher in health economics at Maastricht University, Emad co-founded the HTA unit at RMS and has led the development of national HTA guidelines and capacity-building initiatives. Through the scholarship, he will continue to expand his research, contribute to publications, and strengthen HTA practices that shape healthcare decision-making in Jordan
Hamed Beiramy (Iran)
Hamed Beiramy is a registered nurse with over four years of clinical experience and a current master’s student in HTA. His research focuses on economic evaluations of healthcare interventions, including cost-utility analyses for thalassemia treatments. The HTAi Educational Scholarship will enable Hamed to attend the HTAi Annual Meeting, engage with international experts, and access critical resources and tools to advance his thesis and methodological skills. These experiences will help him strengthen HTA capacity and evidence-informed decision-making in Iran’s healthcare system.
Linel Barutwanayo (Burundi)
Holding an MD from Kamenge Teaching Hospital, this recipient coordinates public health initiatives in HIV care, family planning, and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) through the Ministry of Health and the Healthy Environment for Healthy Health organization. Pursuing a Master’s in Public Health focused on Planetary Health and One Health, the scholarship will support his efforts to integrate HTA into holistic, sustainable health interventions. He aims to apply his knowledge to design evidence-based solutions that improve health outcomes while promoting resilient, equitable, and environmentally responsible healthcare systems in underserved communities.
These recipients exemplify HTAi’s commitment to fostering global HTA expertise and empowering professionals to drive impactful change in healthcare worldwide.
Learn more about the Educational Scholarships◤ HTA News from Around the World
Australia’s HTA Review Implementation Advisory Group published their interim report outlining the progress, early insights, and next steps toward delivering a roadmap by January 2026.
Read MoreNICE discusses its HTA Innovation Lab in a new podcast episode. The lab was launched to test and develop creative solutions to complex problems in HTA.
Read MoreHIQA to host conference on stakeholder involvement during the development of clinical guidelines and HTA.
Read More◤ IJTAHC Featured Publications
HTAi Asia Policy Forum: Finding common ground: collaboration to solve ‘wicked’ problems.
Read MorePlain language summaries supporting patient involvement: lessons and guidance from HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement Interest Group.
Read MoreDevelopment and Implementation of a Value Framework for Rapid Health Technology Assessment Reports: Enhancing Evidence-Informed Decision Making in Resource-Constrained Settings.
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