Current status of health intervention and technology assessment in the Balkan region (2020)

The WHO Regional Office for Europe arranged a three-day workshop on health intervention and technology assessment in support of universal health coverage on 11–13 February 2020 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It was targeted at professionals from public institutions working in the field of health technology assessment (HTA) in the Balkan region. This report provides an overview of the developmental status of HTA in the region, including facilitators and barriers. It is based on information shared during the workshop, supplemented by a survey and a desktop review of relevant literature.