The University Grant Commission vide its notification dated 4th May 2022, has requested all higher educational institutions to consider implementing the master course in Health Economics and Technology Assessment i.e. (M.Sc. (HETA) in their department/colleges/institutions.
Further in case of any assistance/help in the establishment of this course by means of technical support, study materials, delivering lectures and any other help as per requirement may be obtained from the website of DHR: https:/ /dhr.gov.in / and HTAIn: https:/ /htain.icmr. re.in /.
The Union Government has established Health Technology Assessment in India (HTAIn) that conducts Health Technology Assessment to facilitate the process of transparent and evidence-based decision making in the field of healthcare. HTA is a globally accepted tool that analyses health technologies viz. medicines, devices, health programmes etc. for their cost effectiveness, clinical-effectiveness, safety and equity issues. HTAIn has developed the Syllabus and Course Modules (Annexure-r) for the above-mentioned Master Course.