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

The world is moving so fast that tomorrow seems like yesterday. Nowhere are the changes coming faster than in the science of artificial intelligence. Applications that sounded like science fiction only a decade ago are now part of our daily lives.

A radical transformatio

The Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) is stepping up its efforts to increase awareness on the programs and services it provides by utilizing an online application as platform to reach more potential recipients. ECC executive director Stella Zipagan-Banawis, who led the pilot launching of th

While India stands at the 28th position out of the 30 among the reviewed countries in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index 2017, its pension system is found to be more sustainable than that of Poland, Germany, France, Japan, Italy, Austria, Brazil, China and Argentina.

The index meas

Si les femmes sont plus diplômées que les hommes dans la majorité des pays européens, elles gagnent encore beaucoup moins que leurs collègues masculins et sont plus durement touchées par le chômage.

Les inégalités entre les hommes et les femmes en Europe ont la vie dure. Dans une publicat