The Centre for Health Economics is a specialised centre focusing on health economics and health care issues within the Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University. The Centre aims to:
- develop expertise in the application of health economics in the formulation of health care policies, in planning and resource allocation, and in the health care delivery process in Thailand
- strengthen health economics research capability both in Thailand and in South-East Asia
- encourage research in economic analysis and evaluation of disease control, with special attention to tropical diseases
- provide advisory and information services in South-East Asia on health economics research
In addition to research, the Centre also offers an MSc in Health Economics and other short training courses. Since 1993, the Centre has been a World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Health Economics.
Current or recently completed research projects in collaboration with other research institutes include:
- the economics of leprosy
- the economics of filariasis, malaria and other vector borne diseases
- modelling of options in health care planning and resource allocation
- financing health care
Further details about the Centre’s activities, research projects, training courses and the WHO Collaborating Centre are available on the website.