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Publication Open Access Investment in malaria elimination: a leap of faith in need of direction.(2014-02-02) Lubell, Yoel; Lubell, Yoel; Mahidol University.Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit.Publication Open Access A cost-utility analysis of drug treatments in patients with HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B in Thailand(2014) Narisa Tantai; Usa Chaikledkaew; Tawesak Tanwandee; Pitsaphun Werayingyong; Yot Teerawattananon; Mahidol University. Faculty of Pharmacy. Social and Administrative Pharmacy Excellence Research (SAPER) Unit; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital. Department of Pharmacy; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital. Division of Gastroenterologysocietal perspective. Direct medical costs, direct non-medical costs, and indirect costs were included, and health outcomes were denoted in life years (LYs) and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). The results were presented as an incremental cost... drug treatments conducted in Thailand yet. In order to fill this gap in policy research, the objective of this study was to compare the cost-utility of each drug therapy (Figure 1) with palliative care in patients with HBeAg-positive CHB. Methods: APublication Open Access Cost effectiveness and resource allocation of Plasmodium falciparum malaria control in Myanmar: a modelling analysis of bed nets and community health workers(2015) Drake, Tom L.; Kyaw, Shwe Sin; Kyaw, Myat Phone; Smithuis, Frank M.; Day, Nicholas P. J.; White, Lisa J.; Yoel Lubell; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unitsimple decision tree is used to model intervention costs and effects in terms of years of life lost. The evaluation is from the perspective of the service provider and costs and effects are calculated in line with standard methodology. Sensitivity... and scenario analysis are undertaken to identify key drivers of cost effectiveness. Standard cost effectiveness analysis is then extended via a spatially explicit resource allocation model. Findings: Community health workers have the potential for high impactPublication Open Access Cost-utility analysis of 10- and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: protection at what price in the Thai context?(2013-06) Wantanee Kulpenga; Pattara Leelahavarong; Waranya Rattanavipapong; Baggett, H. C; Vorasith Sornsrivichai; Aronrag Meeyai; Warunee Punpanich; อรุณรักษ์ มีใย; Wantanee Kulpenga; Mahidol University. Faculty of Public Health. Department of EpidemiologyOBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate the costs and outcomes of offering the 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in Thailand compared to the current situation of no PCV vaccination.... METHODS: Two vaccination schedules were considered: two-dose primary series plus a booster dose (2+1) and three-dose primary series plus a booster dose (3+1). A cost-utility analysis was conducted using a societal perspective. A Markov simulation modelPublication Open Access ต้นทุนบริการสุขภาพ(2551) ภิฤดี ภวนานันท์; Pirudee Pavananunt; ภิฤดี ภวนานันท์; มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล. คณะสาธารณสุขศาสตร์. ภาควิชาบริหารงานสาธารณสุขสุขภาพ จึงจำเป็นต้องมีความเข้าใจแนวคิดและความหมายของต้นทุนและต้นทุนบริการสุขภาพ The rapid increase of health care costs in most countries resulted from higher demand for and expectations from new medical technology, expensive prescription drugs... of resource used. The economic technique of health care cost evaluation is one of the tools available to help health decision makers choose wisely from a range of alternatives including use of resources and the implementation efficient programsPublication Open Access Artemisinin resistance – modelling the potential human and economic costs(2014) Yoel Lubell; Arjen Dondorp; Guérin, Philippe J; Tom Drake; Sylvia Meek; Elizabeth Ashley; Day, Nicholas PJ; White, Nicholas J; White, Lisa J; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unitis applied to all malaria-endemic countries using their specific estimates for malaria incidence, transmission intensity and GDP. The model describes the direct medical costs for repeated diagnosis and retreatment of clinical failures as well as admission... costs for severe malaria. For productivity losses, the conservative friction costing method is used, which assumes a limited economic impact for individuals that are no longer economically active until they are replaced from the unemployment poolPublication Open Access Performance of technical trading rules: evidence from Southeast Asian stock markets(2015) Piyapas Tharavanij; Vasan Siraprapasiri; Kittichai Rajchamaha; Mahidol University. College of Management, Stochastic oscillator, Moving Average Convergence-Divergence, Directional Movement Indicator and On Balance Volume. Performances are compared to a simple Buy-and-Hold. Statistical tests are also performed. Our empirical results show a strong performance..., after taking transaction costs into account, most technical trading rules do not generate net returns. This fact suggests different levels of market efficiency among Southeast Asian stock markets. This paper finds three new insights. FirstlyPublication Open Access วิเคราะห์ต้นทุนและประสิทธิผลในการให้บริการห้องประชุมของสถาบันทางการศึกษา กรณีศึกษาของสถาบันวิจัยประชากรและสังคม มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล(2559) สมปรารถนา นามขาน; มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล. สถาบันวิจัยประชากรและสังคม. งานบริหารงานทั่วไปrooms have higher expenses such as electricity, water and utilities, than smaller rooms. The institute is burdened with depreciation for durable articles and building respectively, and all are direct costs. Indeed, the opportunity cost of staff does... burden the institute, 1.8-4.2 times greater than such direct costs. When considering the maintenance and costs, the institute gains the break-even point with an overall profit close to zero. Therefore, if expenses for durable articles drop and efficientPublication Open Access Cost of treating inpatient falciparum malaria on the Thai-Myanmar border(2014) Kyaw, Shwe Sin; Tom Drake; Ronatrai Ruangveerayuth; Wirongrong Chierakul; White, Nicholas J; Newton, Paul N; Yoel Lubell; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unitwith parenteral artesunate or quinine, conducted in Mae Sot Hospital, Thailand from 1995 to 2001. Detailed resource use data were collected during admission and unit costs from the 2008 hospital price list were applied to these. Total admission costs were broken... down into five categories: 1) medication; 2) intravenous fluids; 3) disposables; 4) laboratory tests; and 5) services. Results: While the medication costs were higher for patients treated with artesunate, total admission costs were similar in thosePublication Open Access การวิเคราะห์ต้นทุนต่อหน่วยบริการของศูนย์แพทย์ชุมชนบางขะแยง จังหวัดปทุมธานี ปีงบประมาณ พ.ศ. 2549(2551) ปิยธิดา ตรีเดช; ยงยุทธ นวลสันเทียะ; ชนัฎตรี บุญอินทร์; สินีนาฎ ชาวตระการThis is a descriptive research. The objective is to analyze unit cost of Bang-kayang Community Medical Unit (CMU), Bang-kayang subdistrict, Muang district, Pathum Thani province. Labour Cost (LC), Material Cost (MC) and Capital Cost (CC) of fical... year 2006 was collected. Statistics used were number and percentage. Results of the research indicated that among 15 activities in the CMU, the highest and lowest unit cost were found in Family Planning activity, Consumer Protection and Food Safety