Since its creation, the HTA Equity interest group has developed research, awareness-raising, training and coordination activities with other relevant actors on the topic of equity and equity in health technologies.

Awareness and training: Webinars and workshops have been held on the topic. At the next in-person meeting in the Dominican Republic in November 2024, members of the equity group together with Dr. Janet Hatcher Roberts from the University of Ottawa WHO Collaborating Centre for Knowledge Translation will conduct a practical workshop on equity in HTA.

Investigation: A survey on equity in HTA was conducted and sent in English and Spanish to all RedETSA members. It was answered by 39 individuals working in 34 institutions in 14 member countries of RedETSA, commenting on the importance they attach to the topic, their perceived need for training, the degree and type of approach they have to the domain of equity in their HTA reports, and they were able to offer examples of their reports. An article on the results of this survey is in the editing stage for publication, as well as a scoping review on the approach to equity in the field of HTA.

Joint: Members of the equity group participate in other equity-related networks, such as participation in the TIPSESA Network (Intersectoral Work and Social Participation Network for Equity coordinated by PAHO), and participation in HTAi interest groups related to equity in STDs, Public Health and Prevention and Health Promotion and STDs, all of which address the issue of equity in STDs. In addition to activities on behalf of the RedETSA Equity group, its members conduct research, training and awareness-raising on the subject from the institutions to which they belong.