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France: Assurance-maladie : le coût du diabète risque de s’envoler france

lesechos.fr (24.08.2016) Les patients diabétiques mobilisent déjà 15 % des dépenses.
Les médicaments innovants renchérissent le prix des traitements.
La facture devrait s’alourdir de plus de 500 millions d’ici à 2020.

Health http://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/sciences-prospective/0211209916588-assuranc… monitor
Iceland: Will Parental Leave Be Extended to 12 Months? iceland

Iceland Review (15.08.2016) Last week, Icelandic Minister of Social Affairs and Housing Eygló Harðardóttir introduced a draft resolution regarding parental leave, RÚV reports. She hopes the resolution will be passed in parliament before October’s elections.

Family benefits, Parental leave managing reforms, megatrends http://icelandreview.com/news/2016/08/15/will-parental-leave-be-extended-12-mon… monitor
Finlande: chômage stable en juillet à 8,9% finland

Le Figaro (23.08.2016) Le taux de chômage en Finlande est resté stable à 8,9% en juillet, pour le troisième mois consécutif, a indiqué mardi l'institut statistique national

Unemployment http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/2016/08/23/97002-20160823FILWWW00108-finlande-… monitor
Five ways pensions need to change in Ireland ireland

irishtimes.com (16.08.2016) Pensions Authority reforms aim to make private schemes simpler and increase uptake

Pensions http://www.irishtimes.com/business/personal-finance/five-ways-pensions-need-to-… monitor
Countries with the best paternity and maternity leave: The top 10

Business Insider (22.08.2016) America does plenty of things well, but paid parental leave isn't one of them.

Family benefits, Parental leave megatrends http://uk.businessinsider.com/countries-with-best-parental-leave-2016-8?r=US&IR… monitor
Nicaragua Hosts Regional Congress on Occupational Health and Safety latin america

Prensa Latina (18.08.2016) Nicaragua today will host the first international Congress on Occupational Health and Safety, with the participation of experts from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama and the Dominican Republic, in addition to the host country.

Occupational accidents and diseases http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=2676&SEO=nicaragua-hosts-regional-co… monitor
Solución "a la uruguaya" de la seguridad social reduce riesgos e induce a aportar uruguay

El País (25.08.2016) Son varios los temas referidos a la seguridad social que ingresaron en los últimos tiempos en la discusión sobre la economía uruguaya. Algunos de estos planteos encierran cuestionamientos fuertes y solicitudes de modificaciones como los recientes de los afiliados entrados en…

Financing http://www.elpais.com.uy/economia/noticias/solucion-uruguaya-seguridad-social-r… monitor
Les pays d’Europe de l’Est vent debout contre une réforme des « travailleurs détachés »

Le Monde (29.08.2016) Les gouvernements des pays d’Europe de l’Est ne semblent pas prêts à baisser la garde. Pas question d’accepter un durcissement de la législation européenne sur les « travailleurs détachés », un texte qui permet à leurs citoyens, depuis le milieu des années 1990, d’aller…

Employment, Migration megatrends, migration http://mobile.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2016/08/29/les-pays-d-europe-de-l-est… monitor
Maroc: Couverture sociale des indépendants - Le Parlement appelé à accélérer la cadence morocco

Leseco (27.07.2016) Plusieurs défis sont à relever pour la mise en œuvre de la couverture sociale au profit des travailleurs indépendants et des non-salariés exerçant une profession libérale. Il s’agit en premier lieu d’accélérer la cadence pour l’adoption des deux projets de loi qui sont…

Extension of coverage extending coverage http://www.leseco.ma/maroc/48335-couverture-sociale-des-independants-le-parleme… monitor
Implementing successful reforms: The case of social assistance in South Africa

blogs.worldbank.org (18.08.2016) South Africa’s social assistance system – through a comprehensive set of cash transfers -- covers nearly 16 million people. This is a big improvement from 1994, when cash transfers reached fewer than three million beneficiaries and suffered from discrimination…

Social assistance, Inequalities managing reforms http://blogs.worldbank.org/developmenttalk/implementing-successful-reforms-case… monitor
France: Chômage - les petits boulots favorisent le retour à l’emploi durable, selon une enquête france

Le Monde (26.08.2016) Lorsque l’on est demandeur d’emploi, vaut-il mieux se consacrer pleinement à sa recherche d’emploi ou occuper un emploi temporaire, souvent à temps partiel ? Et quel est l’impact d’une activité réduite sur le retour à l’emploi et sa qualité ?

Employment megatrends http://mobile.lemonde.fr/emploi/article/2016/08/26/l-activite-reduite-favorise-… monitor
Fiji: Social Pension Scheme - 20,000 will benefit fiji

Fiji Times Online (19.08.2016) Twenty thousand senior citizens in the country who do not have access to Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) superannuation, or pension after care fund, can now access Government's Social Pension Scheme (SPS).

Extension of coverage extending coverage http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=367448 monitor
¿Pasará Varela reforma de Seguro Social panameño a la próxima Administración? panama

Estrategia y Negocios (09.08.2016) Caja del Seguro Social (CSS) panameña está en riesgo de quiebra y precisa una reforma a su programa de Invalidez, Vejez y Muerte (IVM). Todo parece indicar que actual Administración no la afrontará y la dejaría en manos del próximo presidente, apuntan…

Old-age pensions, Social policies & programmes managing reforms http://www.estrategiaynegocios.net/lasclavesdeldia/988101-330/pasar%C3%A1-varel… monitor
Gobierno de Varela debilita atención en salud para privatizarla | Panamá América panama

Panamá América (22.08.2016) La crisis por la falta de medicamentos e insumos básicos en los sistemas de salud pública es aprovechada por el Gobierno para reforzar su política de externalización de servicios y compras directas a favor de empresas de allegados.

Health, Health insurance, Service quality economic crisis http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/tema-del-dia/gobierno-de-varela-debilita-atenci… monitor
México tiene más de 2 mil planes privados de pensión: Consar mexico

La Jornada (31.08.2016) En el país ya existen dos mil 17 planes privados de pensiones que cubren a 1.4 millones de trabajadores y han sido registrados ante Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (Consar), informó el organismo regulador.

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UK: NHS plans closures and radical cuts to combat growing deficit in health budget

The Guardian (26.08.2016) NHS bosses throughout England are quietly drawing up plans for hospital closures, cutbacks and radical changes to the way healthcare is delivered in an attempt to meet spiralling demand and plug the hole in their finances, an investigation by the Guardian and campaign…

Health, Financing https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/aug/26/nhs-plans-radical-cuts-to-fight… monitor
Cybersanté: Les Suisses bientôt maîtres de leurs données médicales? switzerland

TDG (26.08.2016) Cybersanté: L’audition des ordonnances de la loi fédérale sur le dossier électronique du patient a pris fin le 29 juin dernier. La loi devrait entrer en vigueur courant 2017

Health, Information and communication technology http://www.tdg.ch/geneve/actu-genevoise/suisses-bientot-maitres-donnees-medical… monitor
Veep: More than half of Iran population under social security cover iran

Zawya (01.09.2016) According to the report of Vice-President Office, Jahangiri in meeting with Secretary General of International Social Security Association (ISSA) Hans-Horst Konkolewsky here on Wednesday said that Iran's Social Security Organization needs international interactions and…

http://www.zawya.com/mena/en/story/More_than_half_of_Iran_population_under_soci… monitor
Hashemi Rafsanjani's innuendo about Trump: Your power and wealth comes from plundering the immigrants iran

AhlulBayt News Agency (01.09.2016) According to Ahlul Bayt News Agency – ABNA – "Hans-Horst Konkolewsky", Secretary General of the International Social Security Association, had a meeting with Haashemi Rafsanjani, Chairman of the Expediency Council, on Wednesday, August 31st.

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Couverture maladie universelle : 600 000 Gabonais économiquement faibles bénéficient de la CNAMGS gabon

L0Union (19.08.2016) Le Gabon est l’un des rares pays du continent africain à offrir une couverture maladie universelle à sa population. L’Etat, faut-il le reconnaître, a considérablement renforcé la protection sociale des segments de la population autrefois exclus du système, comme les…

Extension of coverage extending coverage, poverty http://www.union.sonapresse.com/gabon-economie/couverture-maladie-universelle-6… monitor
Taiwan, China: What's that? Hearing loss is top occupational illness china

The China Post (20.08.2016) Hearing loss was ranked as the most common occupational disease in Taiwan last year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Labor (MOL) Friday.

Occupational accidents and diseases http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/08/20/476055/Wha… monitor
Informe sobre pensiones despierta suspicacias | Panamá América panama

Panama Amercica (24.08.2016( Un informe preliminar sobre el Programa de Invalidez, Vejez y Muerte de la Caja de Seguro Social (CSS) fue entregado por el Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) a la vicepresidenta Isabel de Saint Malo.

Old-age pensions managing reforms http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/nacion/informe-sobre-pensiones-despierta-suspic… monitor
Migrant women of Viet Nam claim social protection and rights vietnam

unwomen.org (24.08.2016) An estimated 40 – 50 per cent of migrants in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the two biggest cities in Viet Nam, are women, and they face distinct challenges. Low and unstable incomes and lack of social protection make them particularly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.…

Migration migration http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/8/migrant-women-of-viet-nam-claim-s… monitor
UK pensions dashboard platform to launch March 2017 united kingdom

Reuters (10.09.2016) A common platform to enable British savers to group all their pension pots in one place and potentially recover 400 million pounds ($530 million) in lost savings should be ready by March 2017, Britain's finance ministry said on Sunday

Pensions http://www.reuters.com/article/britain-pensions-dashboard-idUSL8N1BL3KA monitor
ILO: Universal social protection already a reality in many developing countries

ILO (06.09.2016) At a high level conference on universal social protection ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has told delegates that: “In 2016, a lack of social protection is completely unacceptable. This has to change, and this can change.”

http://www.ilo.org/beijing/information-resources/public-information/press-relea… monitor