NICE International
Mission statement
NICE International contributes to better health around the world through the more effective and equitable use of resources.
It does this by providing advice on the use of evidence and social values in making clinical and policy decisions.
NICE International applies rigorous analytic methodology to:
- Put patients and the public first
- Respond to the needs and priorities of decision makers at all levels
- Emphasise an understanding of the social and cultural context
- Encourage transparent and inclusive decision making processes
NICE International also aims to undertake activities that have benefits outside of individual countries. These might include generation of knowledge products (such as case studies), preparation of tools for data collection and analysis, and facilitation of knowledge transfer among decision-makers across countries (such as through international meetings).
- More information on NICE International is available in this downloadable leaflet.
- The NICE International review highlights major projects and achievements throughout 2011
Latest news
January 2013
- NICE International director joins UK mission to India
- Francoise Cluzeau contributed to an International Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline Development Symposium & GRADE Workshop in Lanzhou, China in May 2012. A paper based on the proceedings from this symposium has now been published in the Health Research Policy and Systems.
December 2012
- Quality Standard Working Group to finalise quality standards.
- Fifth Forum of Government Sponsored Health Insurance Schemes in India.
- Health Technology Assessment and the role of NICE in the UK. A workshop held in Moscow.
- NICE International, as part of the work of the JLN Quality Track carried out scoping visits to the Philippines and Vietnam.
November 2012
- Three day workshop in Brasilia
- China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) visit NICE
- Exploring potential partnerships with the Government of Bihar, India in the context of the Department of Health (DFID) supported Sector Wide Approach to Strengthen Health Programme.
- NICE International participates in a workshop jointly organised by the Government of the Maldives National Social Protection Agency and the World Bank
- Delivered a one-day workshop on the EQ-5D to researchers and officials from the China National Health Development Research Center (CNHDRC) and academics from Beijing and Nanjing.
- NICE Chair Professor Sir Michael Rawlins to be awarded by the Prince Mahidol Foundation, Thailand.
- Clinical pathways and payment reform project launched in China.
- NICE International hosted a high level delegation from the Ministry of Health of Mexico.
- CGD report on priority setting institutions jointly launched in China at the 2nd Global Symposium on Health Systems Research.
October 2012
- In October 2012, Kalipso Chalkidou and Francoise Cluzeau met with India Ministry of Health Officials in Delhi to discuss an institutional level partnership (structure and activities) between NICE and the India Council for Medical Research. They also discussed the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding setting out a strategic and technical cooperation framework between the two organisations, on evidence-informed healthcare policy and practice. Meetings were held with officials from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (Department of Health Research and Department of Health Services), National Health Service Resource Centre/National Rural Health Mission and RSBY/Ministry of Labour.
Read more in the NICE International news archive
Featured project
NICE International (NI) has been actively involved in the Chinese Rural Health Reforms since 2009. Its main counterpart in China is the China National Health Development and Research Centre (CNHDRC), a policy think-tank part of the Ministry of Health, which has over the years been leading on policy-orientated research projects of health strategy and health system reform; academic-based research of National Health Account and payment as well as health financial protection; and application-centred project of technology assessment and policy evaluation across China. This collaboration has so far been sponsored by DFID China.
In this latest part of the project, NI engaged in a series of activities, with the aim of informing CNHDRC and MoH's evaluation of the Clinical Pathways (CP) project, particularly with regards to its impact on costs and also to its potential for saving costs without compromising outcomes, in the longer run, should it be rolled out across rural China county hospitals.
Press and journal coverage
- The times of India, January 2013, Health dept releases clinical guidelines for maternal care
- The Hindu, January 2013, Guidelines evolved to reduce MMR
- The Hindu, January 2013, U.K. sees tie-up with State in health sector
- The Economic Times, January 2013, UK Health ministers for health sector partnership with Kerala
- Health Research Policy and Systems, January 2013, Can China master the guideline challenge ?
- International Innovation magazine, January 2013, Interview with NICE international Director Kalipso Chalkidou - page 89
Read more in the NICE International press and journal coverage archive
Where can I find out more?
For details on how NICE International can work with you, please email: niceinternational@nice.org.uk.
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This page was last updated: 23 January 2013