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Vietnam’s aging population puts pressure on healthcare system

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VnExpress International (04.12.2018) Its rapidly aging population is imposing a big burden on Vietnam’s healthcare system.  According to the World Bank’s 2016 report titled "Live Long and Prosper: Aging in East Asia and Pacific" the ratio of the elder people in Vietnam is 11 percent and will account for a fifth of the population in the next 10 years.

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[Analysis] Advancing universal health coverage in South Asian cities: a framework

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The BMJ (30.11.2018) Universal health coverage means that every person everywhere should have affordable access to good quality essential health services. The governments of South Asian countries have embraced the goal of universal health coverage, which is the centrepiece of commitments to deliver the third health related sustainable development goal (SDG).

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Asia
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La santé des plus vulnérables menacée par le réchauffement climatique

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Le Temps (29.11.2018) Les problèmes de santé liés à la chaleur augmentent dans le monde à cause des effets du changement climatique sur les personnes âgées, les urbains et les patients déjà affaiblis par une maladie, prévient un rapport publié jeudi. Particulièrement touchée, l'Europe est plus vulnérable que l'Afrique et l'Asie du Sud-Est, car elle compte davantage de personnes âgées vivant dans les villes, où les effets de la chaleur peuvent être particulièrement ravageurs, selon ce rapport paru dans la revue médicale The Lancet et signé par des experts internationaux.

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Population ageing

[Website] FutureProofing Healthcare believes we should all have equal access to healthcare.

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FutureProofing Healthcare (25.11.2018) FutureProofing Healthcare: The Sustainability Index aims to start an EU-wide conversation on the need to act now to futureproof healthcare systems, to ensure patients will get the care they need in the coming decades. The Index – which was led by an independent panel of healthcare experts from across the EU, in partnership with Roche – gives a unique snapshot of the current status of the 28 EU healthcare systems, based on the largest data set of its kind.

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european union
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ECASSA Conferemce: Infant Mortality Rate In Rwanda Reduced By Over 70% In 25 Years

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Taarifa Rwanda (23.11.2018) Between 1990 and 2015, Rwanda registered quite a number of milestones in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Infant mortality rate was reduced by 74%, while the rate of maternal mortality reduced by 78%, according to Finance Minister Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana.

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rwanda
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Children

Arrêts de travail et « ras-le-bol » managérial

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Depuis quelques années, le nombre d’arrêts de travail est en augmentation constante en France. Pourquoi cette tendance que l’on ne retrouve pas forcément chez nos voisins ? Dans la dernière étude de l’Institut Sapiens sur le sujet, Laurent Cappelletti, professeur au CNAM, avance une explication intéressante : il s’agirait là de l’expression d’un « ras-le-bol » managérial, puisque 99% des absences évitables seraient liées avant tout à des dysfonctionnements dans le management des personnes.

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Europe
france
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Occupational accidents and diseases
Prevention of occupational risks

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US: How Virtual Care is Improving Access and Affordability of Healthcare

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 Healthcare Informatics (21.11.2018) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made strides in providing more affordable, accessible care for all patients. A new rule allowing Medicare Advantage beneficiaries to access telehealth from home was recently proposed. CMS also released its CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule final rule, which includes reimbursement for telehealth and virtual care services.

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United States
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Assurance maladie : contre la fraude, la Suisse pourrait autoriser les détectives

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Le Figaro (27.10.2018) Une loi fédérale, qui autorise la surveillance en cas de soupçons de fraude à l'assurance maladie, sera soumise au vote des Suisses en novembre prochain. Un type de contrôle qui porte ses fruits mais qui pose des problèmes, dans son principe et son application.

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switzerland
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Error, evasion and fraud
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Report on inequalities in access to healthcare across the EU released

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Europa (13.11.2018) The study, which includes country reports and a synthesis report, provides an overview of inequality in access to healthcare in 35 European countries - EU Member States as well as EFTA and enlarging countries - showing that important inequalities persist, both between and within countries.

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Europe
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Chile tiene el sistema de salud más eficiente de Latinoamérica. ¿En qué posición se encuentra El Salvador?

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Diario La Página (06.11.2018) El sistema de salud de Chile es el más eficiente de América Latina y el de Guatemala se sitúa en el último lugar de la clasificación, así lo reveló el primer estudio de eficacia de los sistemas de salud en la región del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID). Entre los 71 países analizados, 22 de 27 latinoamericanos y caribeños se sitúan en la mitad inferior de la tabla y, de ellos, 12 están en el último cuarto.

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chile
el Salvador
latin america
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Health insurance
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