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CHAPTER 2
HTAIn PROCESS AND FUNCTIONING
2. KEY PHASES OF HTAIn PROCESS
Key phases of HTAIn process is shown in Fig. 3. It includes Topic Selection,
Technical Partner/ Resource Centers identification, Proposal Development, Research
and Analysis, Appraisal of Evidences, Approval by Board and Implementation by the
User Department.
Figure 3: Key Phases of the HTAIn Process
2.1 Topic Selection and Prioritization: Topics are provided by the User Department as
per their requirement with a clear Policy and Research Question. Topics are selected
and prioritized on the basis of given set of prioritization criteria or Indicators (Table 1)
i.e. Size of population affected, Severity of disease, data availability, clinical
effectiveness, economic impact on households and health sector emergency etc.
2.2. Topic Prioritization Criteria
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