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Puducherry: The health technology assessment (HTA) regional resource hub of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) has won a silver award at the 2025 HTA conclave, New Delhi. The award was presented by Niti Aayog member (health) V K Paul, and Rajeev Bahl presented the award to the institute during the HTA Conclave Arise 2025 held on Dec 17 in Sushma Swaraj Bhavan in New Delhi. The ecosystem of Health Technology Assessment in India (HTAIn) was established in 2017 as an attached office of the department of health research, Union health and family welfare ministry. A total of 28 HTA resource hubs and centres are currently operational in India.
HTA involves the systematic and transparent evaluation of health technologies, including medicines, vaccines, diagnostic devices, healthcare delivery models, and programmes, to ensure that health system decisions are equitable, efficient, and cost-effective, said Jipmer professor (preventive and social medicine) Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, who leads the hub.