The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) regional resource hub at JIPMER was presented the 2025 silver award at a recent conclave in Delhi.
The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) regional resource hub at JIPMER has bagged the 2025 silver award in recognition of its sustained performance and contributions to evidence-based health policy.
A press note said the award was presented by V. K. Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, and Rajeev Bahl, Secretary, Department of Health Research, during the recent HTA conclave “ARISE 2025” at New Delhi.
The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) involves the systematic and transparent evaluation of health technologies, including medicines, vaccines, diagnostic devices, healthcare delivery models, and programmes. This aims to ensure that health system decisions are equitable, efficient, and cost-effective.
The ecosystem of Health Technology Assessment in India (HTAIn) was established in 2017 as an attached office of the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and JIPMER hosts one of the eight Regional Resource Hubs (RRHs), established as a resource centre in 2019 and upgraded to a Regional Resource Hub in 2024.
The JIPMER RRH also undertakes HTA studies commissioned by HTAIn, National Health Mission and state governments.
As of 2025, the JIPMER Hub has completed 29 studies, with 10 ongoing, including several multicenter projects, according to Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, Professor, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, and Officer-in-Charge, JIPMER International School of Public Health (JISPH), who heads the six-member team at the facility.
The team has conducted 35 national and international capacity-building activities and published 24 research papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Published – December 31, 2025 08:05 pm IST
