Universal coverage of renal dialysis in Thailand: promise, progress, and prospects

Sripen Tantivess; Pitsaphun Werayingyong; Piyatida Chuengsaman; Yot Teerawattananon

doi:10.1136/bmj.f462

Universal coverage of renal dialysis in Thailand: promise, progress, and prospects

BMJ. 2013 Jan 31:346:f462. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f462.

Authors

Sripen Tantivess¹, Pitsaphun Werayingyong, Piyatida Chuengsaman, Yot Teerawattananon

Affiliation

¹ Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.

PMID: 23369775
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f462

Abstract

Thailand's experience in introducing renal replacement therapy as part of its universal health coverage scheme shows the importance of evidence and stakeholders' active participation in all phases of policy development, say Sripen Tantivess and colleagues:

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Budgets
Decision Making
Health Care Reform / economics
Health Expenditures
Health Policy
Health Workforce / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Middle Aged
National Health Programs / economics
National Health Programs / statistics & numerical data
Renal Dialysis / economics
Renal Dialysis / statistics & numerical data*
Renal Dialysis / trends
Thailand
Universal Health Insurance / economics
Universal Health Insurance / statistics & numerical data*
Universal Health Insurance / trends
Young Adult