IPE News (04.12.2015) The commission advising the Austrian government on the reform of the pension system is to be “restructured”, with entirely new members being selected in the coming months.
The Peninsula Qatar (06.12.2015) In a new initiative, the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has trained 30 general practitioners and speciality physicians in basic occupational and environmental health services.
techcrunch.com (07.12.2015) Healthcare, like so many other sectors of the economy, is being transformed by technology. The changes are most obvious at the front end of healthcare. But just as important is what’s happening behind the scenes, in the healthcare system’s back-end infrastructure. This “unsexy plumbing,” as it has been called, makes the front-end advances possible.
Le Quotidien du Médecin (12.11.2015) En 2014, 1,1 million de sinistres (accidents du travail, de trajet et maladies professionnelles) ont été reconnus et pris en charge, dont plus de 750 000 ayant entraîné un arrêt de travail ou une incapacité permanente, selon le bilan annuel de la branche accidents du travail et maladies professionnelles (AT-MP) de la CNAM.
Lomé Infos (06.12.2015) La Caisse de Retraite du Togo (CRT) et la Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (CNSS) se portent de moins en moins bien. Les deux structures de couverture sociale au Togo font face à d’importantes difficultés financières, qui menacent sérieusement leur survie. Et si rien n’est fait, le déficit annuel de la CRT se verra gonfler de 70 milliards de F CFA d’ici 2050, soit 1,5% du PIB. Quant à la CNSS, le déficit 2050 sera de 50 milliards de F CFA, selon des études actuarielles sur les deux institutions, réalisées respectivement en 2010 et en 2011.
Focus Information Agency (04.12.2015) “Social protection is one of the major priorities in the programme of the Bulgarian government,” Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for Demographic and Social Policies and Minister of Labour and Social Policy Ivaylo Kalfin said at the opening of the 5th annual meeting of labour and employment ministers of member states along the Europe – Asia ASEM-LEMC dialogue,
AllAfrica (02.12.2015) The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved a $95 million International Development Association (IDA) * credit for the Rwanda Social Protection System (SPS-2). This is the second in a series of Development Policy Operations (DPO) supporting the Government's efforts to improve the efficiency and accountability of Rwanda's social protection system, as well as expand safety net coverage of the poor and the vulnerable.
lesechos.fr (03.12.2015) La barre des 3.400 milliards de dollars désinvestis est franchie.
Le mouvement, initié par les associations philanthropiques, commence à gagner les banques et les compagnies d'assurances.
Reuters (03.12.2015) PM faces resistance to reforms at home. Nationwide strike is second in three weeks.
ABC (01.12.2015) España dedicó en 2014 a las pensiones el 10,5% de su PIB, frente al 7,5% de la media de países
