The Malaysian Health Technology Assessment Section (MaHTAS), under the Medical Development Division, is the Ministry of Health’s custodian of evidence- and value-based medicine.

MaHTAS produces health technology assessment (HTA) reports through systematic, multidisciplinary evaluations of health technologies and interventions. These reports provide vital insights to guide Ministry of Health policies and inform the public.

We also develop and implement clinical practice guidelines based on the best available evidence, helping healthcare providers deliver higher quality patient care.

Through horizon scanning, MaHTAS identifies emerging health technologies and interventions with potential impact, providing early alerts to authorities to support a responsive and efficient healthcare system.

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• Experts in Evidence-Based Healthcare: MaHTAS leads evidence and value-based medicine for the Ministry of Health Malaysia.

• Producers of HTA Reports: We produce reports based on systematic evaluations of identified healthcare technologies and interventions, provide training and consultation to guide policy-making and public awareness.

• Guideline Developers: We coordinate the development and implementation of clinical practice guidelines to improve patient care quality.

• Horizon Scanners: We identify emerging health technologies and provide early alerts to ensure a dynamic and responsive healthcare system.

• Conduct Health Technology Assessments (HTA): We conduct assessment on new healthcare technologies encompassing drugs, biologics, devices, equipment,supplies, medical and surgical procedures, programmes, support systems, and organisational and managerial systems based on current scientific evidence. We assessed effectiveness, safety, cost effectiveness, technical feature, oranisational, societal and ethical issue. We produced recommendation on the use of health technologies based on assessed synthesized evidence.

• Develop Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG): We provide evidence-based guidelines to assist clinicians in delivering optimal patient care.

• Perform Horizon Scanning: We identify and monitor emerging health technologies with significant potential impact.

• Support Decision-Making: We supply evidence-based information to policymakers to improve healthcare strategies.

• Promote Knowledge Sharing: We disseminate findings and resources to healthcare providers and the public to drive informed decisions.