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France: Médicaments : l'Assurance maladie s'intéresse aux startups pour dépenser moins

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latribune.fr (12.05.2016) La Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie (Cnam) veut "accompagner la création de services ou d'applications numériques innovantes au service du bon usage du médicament". Lors d'un "hackathon santé", mardi, elle a mis un coup de projecteur sur cinq startups travaillant sur l'amélioration de l'observance et l'optimisation des prescriptions de médicaments. Des solutions qui lui permettraient de réaliser des économies.

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france
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Health
Information and communication technology

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UK: Occupational health in construction - work in progress

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SHP Online (12.04.2016) In recent years the construction industry – and notably electrical contracting – has made significant, and in some cases, remarkable, progress with on-site safety. While safety remains an operational priority, the occupational health of workers is not always managed as effectively.

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Occupational accidents and diseases

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Venezuela's health system collapses with economy

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Houston Chronicle (15.05.2016) The economic crisis in this country has exploded into a public health emergency, claiming the lives of untold numbers of Venezuelans. It is just part of a larger unraveling here that has become so widespread it has prompted President Nicolás Maduro to impose a state of emergency and has raised fears of a government collapse.

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venezuela
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Health
Service quality

The Right to Employment and Social Protection in Rural Settings: The example of the Indian MGNREGA

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socialprotection-humanrights.org (09.05.2016) The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has received attention for its rights-based approach to providing social protection. It is a public employment guarantee scheme designed to provide employment and basic income security to the rural working-age population in India, as well as improve their livelihoods through the development of durable assets.

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india
Topics
Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes

[Analyse] À propos de la Sécurité sociale française. La Sécu est-elle toujours un [bien commun] ?

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Ethique Publique (mai 2016) La Sécurité sociale fête ses 70 ans. D’aucuns n’oseraient évoquer la fin de cette institution tellement elle est inscrite dans le patrimoine de notre nation. La « Sécu » a atteint ce statut particulier de [bien commun], sans que débat il y ait ! Pourtant, c’est cette absence de débat sur ses fondements qui risque de mettre un terme à son devenir et à toutes formes de démocratie sociale. La Sécu est-elle toujours un [bien commun] ?

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france

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Desempleo en América Latina y el Caribe aumentaría en 2016

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OIT(11.05.2016) Informe conjunto advierte sobre un aumento de la tasa de desocupación urbana en más de medio punto porcentual este año. El desempeño laboral de la región se abordará en el trigésimo sexto período de sesiones de la CEPAL que se realizará en México este mes.

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latin america
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Unemployment

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[Opinion] US: An Economist’s Take on Why Parental Leave Matters

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Stanford Graduate School of Business (09.05. 2016) The United States is the only country among 37 developed nations that doesn’t offer paid maternity leave. Estonia, on the other hand, offers almost two years of paid leave for mothers.

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United States
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Family benefits

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Italy: How We Run Our Money: Solidarietà Veneto

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IPE (May 2016) Italy is a culturally diverse country, and this is reflected in Italian life, including institutional investment. Therefore, if you are visiting Solidarietà Veneto’s offices on the Venetian mainland, you will meet an Italian investor, but one with Venetian features. Solidarietà Veneto is fond of its roots in Veneto, a wealthy north-eastern region with a long-held tradition of entrepreneurship.

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italy
Topics
Financing

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