WHO Egypt has concluded a 1-year extended training programme on advanced economic evaluation and health technology assessment (HTA).

The programme included virtual sessions and collaborative projects and 40 full days of in-person training. Structured into 5 specialized modules and a capstone project, it covered areas such as health economics, pharmacoeconomic modeling and core HTA domains.

The 30 participants who took part in the training included representatives from the Ministry of Health and Population, the Universal Health Insurance Authority, Egypt Healthcare Authority, the Unified Procurement Authority, the Egyptian Drug Authority and the Health Insurance Organization.