• Octavio Gómez-Dantés and Julio Frenk.
• Center for Research in Population Health, National Institute of Public Health, Av. Universidad 655, Santa María Ahuacatitlán, 62100 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. ocogomez@yahoo.com
• Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2009 Jul 1; 25 Suppl 1: 270-5.

ObjectivesThe history of health technology assessment (HTA) in Mexico is examined, starting with the efforts to incorporate this topic into the policy agenda and culminating with the recent creation of a specialized public agency.MethodsInformation was gathered through a bibliographic search and interviews with actors involved in HTA in Mexico.ResultsHTA efforts were developed in Mexico since the mid-1980s with the participation both of academics and of policy makers, a relationship that eventually led to the creation of the Center for Technological Excellence within the Ministry of Health.ConclusionsInstitutionalization of HTA in resource-constrained settings requires the development of a critical mass of researchers involved in this field, the implementation of information efforts, and the establishment of strong relationships between HTA experts and policy makers.

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