FAO (01.03.2016) This study forms part of seven country case studies carried out as part of the FAO project “Strengthening Coherence between Agriculture and Social Protection”. Ghana was selected as one of the countries because of its emerging social protection agenda and the presence of a now well-established National Social Protection Strategy, along with the growing importance at policy level attached to issues of coherence and coordination.

Cameroon-Info.Net (19.02.2016) Depuis le jeudi 18 février 2016, des intervenants nationaux et internationaux débattent sur la recherche des voies et moyens permettant de doter le Cameroun d’une couverture médicale pour tous. La cérémonie s’est ouverte à l’Amphi 600 de l’Institut Universitaire Saint Jerome , par le Cardinal Christian Tumi, Archevêque de Douala. «Nous allons passer ici quelques jours de méditation sur la santé universelle. Sur la santé pour tous. La santé est un don de Dieu. La santé est d’abord une affaire d’individus. Il ne faut pas manger n’importe quoi.

Ottawa Citizen (08.02.2016) Ottawa’s public health board wants to tap Ontario taxpayers for more money to cover the extra costs of providing medical and dental care to Syrian refugees coming to this city.

ilo.org (22.04.2015) African Ministers of Social Development, Labour and Employment are discussing social protection for inclusive development from 23-24 April 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Key policy recommendations and strategies are to be adopted by Member States. ILO News talks with Luis Frota, Social Security Specialist in the African region, to assess the reality on the ground and share good practises.

Revista Estrategia & Negocios (17.02.2016) La creación de un fondo común implica que los fondos de ahorro privado pasarán a disposición del Estado. Cálculos que ha hecho ASAFONDOS, gremial de las AFP, indican que trasladarían cerca de US$5.000 millones al régimen de sistema mixto.

Inter Press Service (17.02.2016) El Salvador is debating reforms of the country’s privatised pension system, which could introduce changes so that it will no longer discriminate against women. “The pension system has a male-centred, patriarchal focus that fails to take into account the specific differences that women face in the world,” said Marta Zaldaña, secretary general of the Federation of Independent Associations and Unions of El Salvador (FEASIES).

ideas4development.org (09.02.2016) One of the most highly charged debates in social security is whether it is preferable to offer schemes to everyone or target them only at the poor. Across both developed and developing countries, we find many examples of both approaches: for example, according to the ILO (2014), 36 countries offer universal social pension schemes while 53 countries means-test them. From a technical perspective there really is no argument: universal provision is vastly superior in reaching those living in poverty and in reducing both poverty and inequality.

Zhe Hill (10.02.2016) Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell says immigration reform would help achieve universal health coverage.

OsunDefenderOsunDefender (09.02.2016) Ghana’s Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur has announced that the poverty level in the country has been reduced from 51.7 per cent to 24.4 per cent as a result of a number of social protection measures and strategies introduced by the government.

ghanaweb.com (05.02.2016) Ghana today (January 4, 2016) urged the international community to support social protection systems that would help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).