Health technology assessment in Mexico

OBJECTIVES: The history of health technology assessment (HTA) in Mexico is examined, starting with the efforts to incorporate this topic into the policy agenda and culminating with the recent creation of a specialized public agency. METHODS: Information was gathered through a bibliographic search and interviews with actors involved in HTA in Mexico. RESULTS: HTA efforts were developed in Mexico since the mid-1980s with the participation both of academics and of policy makers, a relationship that eventually led to the creation of the Center for Technological Excellence within the Ministry of Health. CONCLUSIONS: Institutionalization of HTA in resource-constrained settings requires the development of a critical mass of researchers involved in this field, the implementation of information efforts, and the establishment of strong relationships between HTA experts and policy makers.

# Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life # Economics, Econometrics and Finance # Evaluation and Performance Assessment # Social Sciences # Healthcare Systems and Practices # Medicine

Octavio Gómez‐Dantés, Julio M. Frenk (2009). "Health technology assessment in Mexico". International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462309090746