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New WHO data portal to help track progress towards universal health coverage

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WHO (12.12.2016) To mark Universal Health Coverage Day, WHO today launched a new data portal to track progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) around the world. The portal shows where countries need to improve access to services, and where they need to improve information.

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[Opinion] Is Asia ready for inclusive social protection?

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blogs.adb.org (10.08.2016) In recent decades, there has been a growing recognition across Asia of the need for greater investment in national social protection systems, in particular those financed from general taxation. Yet, across most Asian countries investment in social protection is still low.

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Thailand: Mandatory provident fund considered by cabinet

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Bangkok Post (08.08.2016) A long-awaited mandatory provident fund scheme will be on the cabinet's agenda tomorrow as part of efforts to provide a retirement safety net as the country's demographic trend keeps edging older.

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Ghana: Gender Ministry establishes social protection committees

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News Ghana (23.07.2016) The Committee members selected from the districts assemblies are expected to facilitate targeting, identification and selection of beneficiaries to benefit from the National Health Insurance Scheme under the African Health Market Project (AHME).

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Universal health coverage: Unique challenges, bold solutions

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Devex (01.08.2016) In a little more than a month’s time the world will mark the first anniversary of the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals — the first-ever global to-do list for a fairer, safer and healthier world by 2030.

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[Opinion] Asia-Pacific needs to boost social protection investment to achieve SDGs

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Devex (01.08.2016) The Sustainable Development Goals approved by world leaders last September set an ambitious agenda to reduce poverty, vulnerability and marginalization by 2030. While each government will shape its own approach to meet the SDGs, a common feature in most national programs will be the use of social protection.

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Asia
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India: EPFO aims to cover all workers under provident fund, pension by 2030

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Financial Express (29.06.2016) EPFO aims to cover all the workers in the country under provident fund (PF), pension and life insurance by 2030, the retirement fund body said in its vision document.

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Eradiquer la faim dans le monde grâce à la protection sociale

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Magazine GoodPlanet Info (19.07.2016) Éradiquer la faim et la pauvreté font partie des Objectifs de Développement Durable (ODD). 2 experts des Nations Unies reviennent sur les conditions à remplir pour que tout le monde parvienne à manger à sa faim. Ils insistent sur la nécessaire augmentation des revenus des plus pauvres et le rôle de la protection sociale.

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