New Reports & Summaries in English

Vaccines to Children – Protective Effect and Adverse Events  »

How Can Drug Consumption among the Elderly be Improved?  »

Dopaminergic Agents in Treating Restless Legs Syndrome » 

Leukocytapheresis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Primarily Ulcerative Colitis) »

Dementia – Etiology and Epidemiology (vol 1) » 
Dementia – Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventions (vol 2)  » 
Dementia – Caring, Ethics, Ethnical and Economical Aspects (vol 3) »

SBU has the mandate of the Swedish Government to comprehensively assess healthcare technology from medical, economic, ethical, and social standpoints

Recently started projects

Diabetic diet »

Silver dressings to treat chronic wounds »

The impact of the work environment on musculoskeletal diseases »

Bleeding gastric ulcer »

Methods of preventing mental ill-health among schoolchildren »

History of HTA in Sweden

Publication about the history of health technology assessment in Sweden in International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. To access the publication by SBU:s former director professor Egon Jonsson, please choose pdf or html from menu on the right hand side on the following page.

SBU Newsletter Medical Science & Practice

Issue in English 2009 »

Previous issues in English [pdf]:
2009 2008   2007 2006  2005 2004 

INAHTA Secretariat at SBU
INAHTA promotes and facilitates information exchange and collaboration among HTA agencies. Read more »

EUnetHTA - European Network for HTA
HTA agencies, research institutions, and health ministries from 24 European countries have joined their efforts to develop an effective European Network for HTA. Read more »

EuSANH
The objective of EuSANH is to promote independent scientific advice on health issues to national and European health authorities and to support evidence-based health policy. Read more »

SBU is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Technology Assessment