This call is now closed
Deadline July, 17 2024, 11PM CEST
The World Health Organization (WHO), is seeking feedback on the first draft of the second edition. In 2011, WHO published the first edition of Health Technology Assessment of Medical Devices.
In 2024, the second edition aims to provide policy advice to advance the use of HTA for medical devices and to strengthen evidence-based decision-making in health care. It addresses new methods, global collaboration, and special topics for innovative technologies. Kindly note that it is work in progress and your input is most welcome.
The content includes the following:
Methodology
Acronyms and abbreviations
Definitions
1 Introduction
2 Health technology assessment, the WHO perspective
3 Links between health technology regulation, assessment and management of medical devices
4 Methods in HTA for Medical Devices
5 HTA and health policy
6 HTA in health systems
7 HTA challenges in developing countries
8 Strategies for developing HTA
9 International collaboration in HTA
10 Special HTA topics
11 Stakeholders
References
Comments and suggestions can be submitted to medicaldevices@who.int using the following form for comments.