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Alcanza Brasil un déficit récord en el sistema de la seguridad social | Spanish.xinhuanet.com

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Spanish.xinhuanet (29.01.2018) Brasil registró un déficit en su sistema de Seguridad Social de 57.100 millones de dólares en 2017, lo que equivale al 2,8 por ciento del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) previsto para el año, informó hoy el gobierno. Según los datos divulgados por el Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS), se trata del mayor déficit desde 1995, cuando empezó la serie histórica, y supera el de 2016, de 46.800 millones de dólares. El aumento de un año al otro fue del 21,8 por ciento en este régimen general.

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The Rwanda Social Security Board to partner with MobiCash for health insurance payments

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Telecompaper (29.01.2018) The Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) announced plans to partner with MobiCash to ease collection of payment for community-based health insurance (mutuelle de sante) across the country, New Times reported. According to Deogratias Ntigurirwa, in charge of the Mutuelle de Sante mobilisation and registration division at RSSB, subscribers are expected to start using the new digital platform in June. 

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South Korea's average retirement age rose to 61.1 in 2017

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The Korea Herald (29.01.2018) The average retirement age for salaried workers topped 61 years last year as a law raising the retirement age for employees to 60 came into full effect, the labor ministry said Sunday. The average retirement age for salaried workers topped 61 years last year as a law raising the retirement age for employees to 60 came into full effect, the labor ministry said Sunday. The average retirement age for salaried workers topped 61 years last year as a law raising the retirement age for employees to 60 came into full effect, the labor ministry said Sunday.

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korea, Republic of
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Belgique: La vague migratoire coûte d'abord à la sécurité sociale et rapporte ensuite

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lecho..be (29.01.2018) Selon le président de la N-VA Bart de Wever, "il faut choisir: ouvrir les frontières ou préserver notre système social". Une opposition qui est fausse et qui n'a pas lieu d'être selon l'opposition. Vérifions à l'aide de chiffres.

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belgium
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Workforce wellbeing makes sound business sense – Director magazine

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Director magazine (25.01.2018) To conclude the roundtable discussion on the benefits of a focus on wellbeing at work, Director asks Bev Messinger, CEO of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, to reflect on the key points raised  Could the strong link between employee wellbeing and business performance be part of the solution to the UK’s sluggish productivity? A growing number of businesses think so.

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La santé redéfinie par les technologies

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Lw Temps (25.01.2018) Des pilules connectées aux ambulances 5G en passant par les robots chirurgiens… A Davos, les patrons de Microsoft, Pfizer ou encore Nokia ont dessiné la santé de demain

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[Report] France: improving the efficiency of the health-care system

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OECD (15.01.2018) France’s health-care system offers high-quality care. Average health outcomes are good, public satisfaction with the health-care system is high, and average household out-of-pocket expenditures are low. As in other OECD countries, technology is expanding possibilities for life extension and quality, and spending is rising steadily, while an ageing population requires substantially more and different services.

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france
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New portal from Australian government provides one-stop access to digital mental health services

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OpenGovAsia (08.11.2017) Evidence shows that for many people, digital interventions can be as effective as face-to-face services.

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australia
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France: L’allongement du congé paternité est étudié

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Le monde (23.01.2018) La secrétaire d’Etat à l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes, Marlène Schiappa, a annoncé qu’un rapport avait été commandé pour tenter d’améliorer la condition des pères lors d’une naissance.

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france
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