INAHTA values collaboration with the international HTA community and broader global health community, and is proud to collaborate with the following organizations:

World Health Organization (WHO)

In the 21st century, health is a shared responsibility, involving equitable access to essential care and collective defense against transnational threats.  WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends. Visit the WHO HTA page

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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between INAHTA and the World Health Organization was originally signed at the INAHTA Congress 2009 in Singapore and was renewed in 2020.  The photo above is of Ms. Adriana Velazquez Berumen (WHO) and Dr. Brian O’Rourke (Chair, INAHTA Board) signing the amendment in Oslo, Norway in June 2015.

  Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi)

Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) is an international professional society focusing specifically on HTA and embracing all those who do and use it, whether in academic institutions, health care facilities, industry, business, the voluntary sector, or government.

HTAi’s mission is to provide a key forum for those from the worlds of health care, academia, and business interested in the science, development, and application of HTA. To support and promote the development, communication, understanding, and use of HTA around the world as a means of promoting the introduction of effective innovations and effective use of resources in health care.

A Memorandum of Understanding between INAHTA and HTAi was originally signed in Montreal in 2008 and renewed in 2021.

 Guidelines International Network (GIN)

The Guidelines International Network (GIN) is an international not-for-profit association of organizations and individuals involved in the development and use of clinical practice guidelines. It is a Scottish Charity with governance arrangements addressed in its Articles of Association.  GIN seeks to improve the quality of health care by promoting systematic development of clinical practice guidelines and their application into practice, through supporting international collaboration.

A Memorandum of Understanding between INAHTA and GIN has been signed at the INAHTA Congress in 2009.

  i-HTS (formerly EuroScan)

international HealthTechScan (i-HTS) is a collaborative network of HTA agencies for the exchange of information on important emerging new drugs, devices, procedures, processes, and settings in health care.  The members of i-HTS aim to establish a permanent network among agencies and organizations in the field of HTA to: 1) Evaluate and exchange information on new and changing technologies; 2) Develop the sources of information used; 3) Develop applied methods for early assessment; and 4) Disseminate information on early identification and assessment activities.  All i-HTS members are members of INAHTA.

A Memorandum of Understanding between INAHTA and EuroScan (now i-HTS) was signed in 2009.

HTAsiaLink HTAsiaLink

HTAsiaLink is a network to support collaboration between Asian HTA agencies, with a focus on facilitating HTA research by accelerating information and resource sharing and developing an efficient methodology for HTA in the region.  Several INAHTA members are also members of HTAsiaLink, and INAHTA participates in regional HTAsiaLink meetings.

A Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) was signed between INAHTA and HTAsiaLink in May 2016. The photos below are of Dr. Jasmine Raoh-Fang Pwu (HTAsiaLink) and Dr. Brian O’Rourke (Chair, INAHTA Board) signing the MOU in Tokyo, Japan.

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  RedETSA

RedETSA is the HTA regional Network of the Americas comprised of ministries of health, health technology assessment agencies, regulatory authorities, World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) collaborating centers, and health education and research institutions in the Americas region. It is dedicated to promoting Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to inform decision-making, sharing information among its members, promoting the adoption of common methodologies, establishing priorities for collaborative work, and generating and disseminating scientific evidence to strengthen the field of health technology assessment (HTA) among its members. RedETSA objective is to promote and strengthen HTA through the exchange and generation of valuable information to support decision-making throughout the lifecycle of technologies, in order to improve the quality of care, patient safety, the rational use of technologies, and contribute to the sustainability of health systems, as well as equity in access.

A Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) was signed between INAHTA and RedETSA in August 2016.