Merlin Tracy, Werkö Sophie Söderholm, Rüther Alric, Schuller Tara, Hailey David
Adelaide Health Technology Assessment (AHTA), School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia.
The Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU), Stockholm, Sweden.
Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2025 Feb 3;41(1):e7. doi: 10.1017/S0266462325000042.
It is not often that international collaborations are sustained for any significant period, let alone for three decades. However, despite relying on largely voluntary contributions of individuals within its member institutions, the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) has not only been an example of sustained collaboration over 30 years but also an example of how an initially modest collaboration can grow and thrive. Current and former serving Chairs and secretariat of the Network have come together to review network documents and outputs and reflect on the history of INAHTA, since its inception in Paris in 1993. Building on the paper from Hailey et al 2009 that documented the growth of the network after 15 years, we have considered and documented the factors that we believe have helped sustain the network and enable it to flourish in the subsequent 15 years. We have also considered the various challenges experienced along the way, as these too can aid in making a collaboration stronger. Future directions for the network have also been contemplated, given the evolving nature of HTA and the regional collaborations that have recently emerged. We hope that by sharing the lessons learned from this living example of international global collaboration relationships between like-minded organizations can be similarly fostered and enhanced into sustainable collaborations, for the benefit of all.
国际合作能够持续很长一段时间并不常见，更不用说持续三十年了。然而，尽管国际卫生技术评估机构网络（INAHTA）主要依赖其成员机构内个人的自愿捐款，但它不仅是持续30多年合作的典范，也是一个最初规模不大的合作如何发展壮大的典范。该网络现任和前任主席以及秘书处成员齐聚一堂，回顾网络文件和产出，并反思INAHTA自1993年在巴黎成立以来的历史。在海利等人2009年记录该网络15年后发展情况的论文基础上，我们思考并记录了我们认为有助于维持该网络并使其在随后15年蓬勃发展的因素。我们还考虑了在此过程中遇到的各种挑战，因为这些挑战也有助于使合作更加强大。鉴于卫生技术评估的不断发展以及最近出现的区域合作，我们也思考了该网络的未来发展方向。我们希望，通过分享从这个国际全球合作的生动例子中学到的经验教训，志同道合的组织之间的合作关系能够得到同样的促进和加强，发展成为可持续的合作，造福所有人。
