L’assurance maladie n’existe que dans quelques pays d’Afrique : Bénin, Djibouti, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ethiopie, Gabon, Ghana, Afrique du Sud, Mali, Maroc, Rwanda, Sénégal, Togo et Tunisie, selon des modalités et des succès très variés. Les modes de financement passent par les cotisations

he annual United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held in Bonn, Germany on 6-17 November 2017 under the presidency of Fiji. This twenty-third session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP23) will advance the aims and ambitions of the Paris Agreement. It will focus on the de

El gasto social es una de las piedras angulares del plan económico de Cambiemos, tal como había sido con el kirchnerismo y como ocurre, en rigor, en gran parte del mundo (incluso en países desarrollados). Aquello que el mercado no otorga, es el Estado el que pone la diferencia para garantizar la

More than one in 10 (15%) of respondents state that their organisation currently has a return-to-work programme in place, according to research by Hays.

Its Hays UK gender diversity report 2017, which surveyed

While American politicians quarrel over the Affordable Care Act, the United States—one of the few industrialized countries without universal health care—still spends twice as much p

With Africa currently undergoing a digital revolution, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) today signed a Cooperation Agreement in Geneva, on using digital services to save lives and improve people’s health.

The par

Après quatre jours de débats, le projet de loi de financement de la Sécurité sociale pour 2018 devait être adopté, mardi, par un vote solennel des députés.  Après quatre jours de débats parfois houleux, le projet de loi de financement de la Sécurité sociale (PLFSS) pour 2018 devait être adop

Healthcare technology is at a pivotal moment in its development. The healthcare industry is primed to take advantage of the innovative tools that technology can provide and governments are positive as to the potential healthcare cost savings that are expected to follow. Regulators around the worl

Healthcare technology is at a pivotal moment in its development. The healthcare industry is primed to take advantage of the innovative tools that technology can provide and governments are positive as to the potential healthcare cost savings that are expected to follow. Regulators around the worl

Egypt is about to offer all of its citizens health insurance for the first time in the North African country’s history. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail approved on Wednesday a new comprehensive health insurance bill after meeting with the Minister of Health, Ahmed Emad, to review final details of th

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has won the 2017 International Social Security Association (ISSA) Good Practice Award and Financial Literacy initiative.

The Awards attracted 70 entries from 30 organizations in 21 countries.

The Good Practic

Une pléiade de pays africains sont intéressés par l’expérience et l’expertise avant-gardistes marocaines en matière de sécurité sociale et ses outils de gestion, a affirmé le DG de la Caisse Nationale de la Sécurité Sociale (CNSS), Said Ahmidouch.

“Nous avons développé des relations de co

Leading multinational companies gathered at the ILO headquarters in Geneva to discuss trends in employee compensation and corporate commitments to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals  (SDG). The firms made it

El bajo crecimiento económico mostrado por los países de América Latina y el Caribe en los últimos años seguiría afectando el desempeño de los mercados laborales de la región durante 2017. Según las últimas estimaciones, la tasa de desempleo urbano regional podría ubicarse en 9,4% en el promedio

E-health refers to the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to deliver or enhance health services and information.

E-health is becoming an integral part of delivering improvements in the health sector. It is increasingly being used in a wide range of areas including he

’économie suisse semble connaître une embellie. Sérieusement secouées par la crise mondiale de 2009 et du «franc fort» en 2011 et en 2015, les entreprises d’exportation profitent de la bonne tenue de l’euro. Selon le Seco, une croissance de 2% du PIB est attendue pour 2018. Elle laisse espérer un

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker wants to set up a new EU institution to monitor how labour law is applied in member states. The Commission will outline its plans for the supervisory authority by the end of 2018.

“We should make sure that all EU rules on labour mobility a

All the European Union Member States and EFTA countries signed the 'eGovernement Declaration' in Tallin on 6 October 2017. The declaration was signed during the Ministerial Meeting which took place in the framework of the eGovernement Ministerial Conference. This was chaired by Minister Urve Palo

It’s the first victory for the French president. Emmanuel Macron, who made the reform of posted workers one of the priorities of his plan for a European reform, was yesterday’s winner.

After 18 months of talks and the last meeting between labour ministers which lasted more than 11 ho

Policy makers in the Global South have discovered digital labour platforms (e.g. Upwork, Freelancer) as a potential source for employment. In his blog-post of June 28, Brian Nicholson mentioned initiatives in Pakistan and Nigeria that train young people for online work. In the Philippines, the De