Office of Health Technology Assessment

Contact Information:
Address: H-1054 Budapest, Hold u. 1. Mailing address: H-1243 Budapest, Pf. 637. Phone: 36-1-354-5353, Fax.: 36-1-354-5337 E-mail: infotei@eski.hu

About us:

The Office of Health Technology Assessment of the National Institute for Strategic Health Research was formed in 2004 with the aim of establishing in Hungary, similarly to other EU member states, an independent institution to support decision-makers in their rational use of healthcare resources, through the provision of analyses and recommendations. >>

National Institute for Strategic Health Research Office of Health Technology Assessment (pdf) >>

Rules of procedure of the social insurance inclusion of pharmaceuticals in Hungary:
The applicant's subsidy application (appropriate data sheet with supplements) is passed to the Pharmaceutical Division of the National Health Insurance Fund within the framework laid down by law. The law differentiates between two types of procedure >> Primary state administration procedure >>

News:

From January 2010, the ESKI participates in the EUnetHTA program. The aim of the program is to introduce and put into practice an effective and sustainable collaboration on health technology assessment (HTA) in Europe that brings added value on European, national and regional level.
Further information

MEDEV - WHO meeting in Budapest 24-25 September 2007
(Organized by the WHO, MEDEV, MINISTRY OF HEALTH (HUNGARY), NHIF (HUNGARY) and NISHR Office of HTA (HUNGARY) Further information

National Institute for Strategic Health Research - ESKI