Pressafrik (10.05.2016) Les chiffres parlent d’eux-mêmes. Ainsi près de 3 millions d’enfants ont pu bénéficier de soins et plus de 25 000 femmes enceintes de la césarienne, grâce au programme de Couverture maladie universelle (CMU), un programme qui a permis le maintien en vie de 550 000 personnes.

Le Figaro (09.05.2016) Le Conseil d'analyse économique a proposé de réorganiser la Sécurité sociale. Sa présidente estime que cette restructuration est nécessaire pour préserver l'efficacité de ce système de protection sociale.

Varacpé )01.05.2016) El informe de la ENS da cuenta que en 2015 se produjeron 723.836 accidentes laborales en Colombia.

ILO (03.05.2016) Director General Guy Ryder realizó una visita de dos días a Colombia durante la cual se reunió con el Presidente Juan Manuel Santos y con representantes tripartitos de este país. Participó en la IX Conferencia Iberoamericana de Ministros del Trabajo donde recordó que los jóvenes sufren el asedio del desempleo y la informalidad.

ILO/News (03.05.2016) ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has paid a two-day visit to Colombia where he met with President Juan Manuel Santos and tripartite Colombian representatives. He also addressed the 9th Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Labour emphasising the persistent challenges of youth unemployment and informality.

The Guardian (05.05.2016) More than 2,000 physicians want a single-payer system similar to Canada’s and say the Affordable Care Act didn’t go far enough

Reuters (05.05.2016) The Social Security "file-ocalypse" came and went, and the system is still standing. Workers are claiming benefits and the Social Security Administration still is making payments.

starrfmonline.com (30.04.2016) The Communications Manager of Challenging Heights Ghana, Miss Pomaa Arthur, has admonished Ghanaian journalists to improve their coverage on social protection and child-sensitive issues by involving people with less power and influence in public exchanges and debate.

europa.eu (27.04.2016) A new Flash Report prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) has just become available and provides information on the ambitious French Act on adapting society to an ageing population

canadianinquirer.net (03.05.2016) The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, spoke today about the importance of encouraging and supporting the ongoing participation of older workers in society at the Age‑Friendly Business Initiative Forum, hosted by the International Longevity Centre (ILC) Canada and the University of Ottawa.