India’s first national social security platform to be developed by DeitY

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The Economic Times (17.05.2016) India's first national social security platform will be developed by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), which has been entrusted with the task following the intervention of the Prime Minister's Office to end the tug of war between three central ministries.

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Nigeria: 'States Key to Effective Health Insurance in Nigeria'

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allAfrica.com (17.05.2016) Health insurance cannot work in the country without the involvement of states and local government areas, the Acting Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) , Mr Olufemi Akingbade has said.

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nigeria
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Health
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Extension of coverage

France: Médicaments : l'Assurance maladie s'intéresse aux startups pour dépenser moins

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latribune.fr (12.05.2016) La Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie (Cnam) veut "accompagner la création de services ou d'applications numériques innovantes au service du bon usage du médicament". Lors d'un "hackathon santé", mardi, elle a mis un coup de projecteur sur cinq startups travaillant sur l'amélioration de l'observance et l'optimisation des prescriptions de médicaments. Des solutions qui lui permettraient de réaliser des économies.

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france
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Health
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UK: Occupational health in construction - work in progress

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SHP Online (12.04.2016) In recent years the construction industry – and notably electrical contracting – has made significant, and in some cases, remarkable, progress with on-site safety. While safety remains an operational priority, the occupational health of workers is not always managed as effectively.

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Occupational accidents and diseases

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