Point of View: Health Technology Assessment (HTA), a decision-support tool

In an interview with DoctiNews, a magazine for health professionals, Prof. Samir AHID, Dean of the Euromed Faculty of Pharmacy at UEMF and President of the Moroccan Society for the Economics of Health Products (SMEPS), emphasized the importance of Health Technology Assessment (HTA), a process implemented by health authorities to examine the properties and impacts of health technologies on access to and quality of care, highlighting its essential role in improving health systems.

"We can summarize and define health technology assessment (HTA), which the Anglo-Saxons call 'Health Technology Assessment', as a systematic evaluation process implemented by a country's health authorities to examine the properties and impacts of health technologies on access to and quality of care. Of course, when we refer to health technologies, we mean health products such as medicines and medical devices, services, procedures and health programs. The objective is, obviously, to inform health decision-makers about the value and effectiveness of these technologies to guide resource allocation and health policies. The ultimate goal is to maximize benefits for patients while ensuring efficient use of resources, which are often limited," said Prof. Ahid during his interview.

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