{"id":4848,"date":"2026-02-10T12:01:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/?p=4848"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:32:00","slug":"knowledge-exchange-workshop-to-strengthen-hta-cooperation-between-india-and-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/10\/knowledge-exchange-workshop-to-strengthen-hta-cooperation-between-india-and-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge Exchange Workshop to Strengthen HTA Cooperation between India and Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The five-day Knowledge Exchange Workshop on&nbsp;<strong>Health Technology Assessment<\/strong>&nbsp;(HTA) for a delegation from the Ministry of Health, Government of Sri Lanka, formally commenced today at the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi. Hosted by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dhr.gov.in\/health-technology-assessment-india-htain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Health Research (DHR)<\/a>, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, the workshop aims to develop a strategic pathway for advancing and institutionalizing HTA in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Rajiv Bahl<\/strong>, Secretary DHR &amp; DG of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), welcomed the delegates and addressed the inaugural session. He described the initiative as a significant&nbsp;<strong>strategic milestone<\/strong>&nbsp;in bilateral healthcare diplomacy and HTA knowledge exchange, underscoring India&#8217;s commitment to supporting regional health initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smt. Anu Nagar, Additional Secretary, DHR, also highlighted the impactful contributions of HTAIn to India&#8217;s healthcare landscape and expressed confidence that this knowledge exchange will benefit the institutionalization of HTA in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HTAIn (Health Technology Assessment India), an attached office of DHR, plays a pivotal role in evaluating healthcare technologies and ensuring cost-effective, evidence-based health interventions across India. The 5 day workshop, will cover a wide range of topics, including HTA institutional frameworks, governance, methodologies, pricing, and procurement decisions. The objectives include identifying potential collaborative initiatives to strengthen HTA capacities and systems in both nations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Ada Derana Biz <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The five-day Knowledge Exchange Workshop on&nbsp;Health Technology Assessment&nbsp;(HTA) for a delegation from the Ministry of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4848"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/economictimes.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}