Digital Inclusion means empowering people through information and communication technologies (ICTs).
This paper discusses theoretical and practical issues related to long-term care (LTC) services in Latin America. Demand for these services will rise as the region undergoes a swift demographic transition from its currently young population to a rapidly aging one, especially since the region’s aging cohorts are more prone to experience a decline in their functional and physical abilities than elderly people elsewhere in the world.
Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the world’s population aged 60 years and older will double, from about 11% to 22%. The absolute number of people 60 years and older is projected to increase from 900 million in 2015 to 1.4 billion by 2030, to 2.1 billion by 2050, and to 3.2 billion in 2100 (1). Between 2025 and 2030, life expectancy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will increase to a projected 80.7 years for women and 74.9 years for men; in Canada and the United States of America, those numbers are projected to be even higher: 83.3 years for women and 79.3 years for men (2).
The International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) is a not for profit network that brings people together to advance the science, knowledge and adoption of integrated care policy and practice.
CNBC (02.04.2019) Despite the hefty price tag, there’s a piece of good news about retirees’ health-care costs: They aren’t rising as quickly as they were even a few years ago.
finance.yahoo (29.04.2019) This report covers the public and private sector healthcare sector, including the size and state of the sector and factors influencing its success in areas such as controlling disease, improving mortality rates and training and retaining skilled professionals.
Un recul des prestations versées aux retraités menace dès l'année prochaine du fait de la mauvaise santé financière des fonds de pension. Le Premier ministre a convoqué d'urgence les partenaires sociaux pour remettre à plat le système. Les syndicats entendent négocier un abaissement de l'âge de la retraite à 66 ans.
EL PAÍS Retina (enero 2019) El efecto de la IA no impactará tanto sobre el número de empleos sino sobre cómo ejerceremos cada actividad laboral
Jordan Times (27.04.2019) EU-funded project aimed at enhancing social protection and integration, at a value of 23 million euros. The project seeks to improve the performance of Jordan's social protection system by developing the infrastructure of the centres and administrative units of the Ministry of Social Development and boosting the monitoring and evaluation network to ensure the best social services for the underprivileged, the youth, women and people with disabilities.
