Aging and demographic changes in Americas (long-term care) - PAHO/OPS

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Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the world’s population aged 60 years and older will double, from about 11% to 22%. The absolute number of people 60 years and older is projected to increase from 900 million in 2015 to 1.4 billion by 2030, to 2.1 billion by 2050, and to 3.2 billion in 2100 (1). Between 2025 and 2030, life expectancy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will increase to a projected 80.7 years for women and 74.9 years for men; in Canada and the United States of America, those numbers are projected to be even higher: 83.3 years for women and 79.3 years for men (2).

Regions / Country
Americas
Topics
Health
Long-term care
Population ageing
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US: Health-care costs for retirees climb to $285,000

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CNBC (02.04.2019) Despite the hefty price tag, there’s a piece of good news about retirees’ health-care costs: They aren’t rising as quickly as they were even a few years ago.

Regions / Country
United States
Global challenges
Topics
Financing
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South Africa's Healthcare Sector, 2019: Poised for Significant Change with the Proposed Introduction of National Health Insurance

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finance.yahoo (29.04.2019) This report covers the public and private sector healthcare sector, including the size and state of the sector and factors influencing its success in areas such as controlling disease, improving mortality rates and training and retaining skilled professionals.

Regions / Country
south africa
Global challenges
Topics
Health
Document Type

Les Néerlandais menacés par une baisse de leur retraite | Les Echos

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Un recul des prestations versées aux retraités menace dès l'année prochaine du fait de la mauvaise santé financière des fonds de pension. Le Premier ministre a convoqué d'urgence les partenaires sociaux pour remettre à plat le système. Les syndicats entendent négocier un abaissement de l'âge de la retraite à 66 ans.

Regions / Country
Europe
netherlands
Global challenges
Document Type

Jordan: Razzaz launches EU-funded social protection, integration programme

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 Jordan Times (27.04.2019) EU-funded project aimed at enhancing social protection and integration, at a value of 23 million euros. The project seeks to improve the performance of Jordan's social protection system by developing the infrastructure of the centres and administrative units of the Ministry of Social Development and boosting the monitoring and evaluation network to ensure the best social services for the underprivileged, the youth, women and people with disabilities.

Regions / Country
jordan
Global challenges

Non, les salariés français ne travaillent pas moins que leurs voisins

Submitted by gfilhon on

De l'usage des statistiques pour justifier la politique d'emploi que l'on souhaite développer. 

Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Unemployment
Employment policies
Employment of young workers
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Nearly half of ALL jobs could be lost or radically transformed due to automation in next two decades

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dailymail.co.uk (26.04.2019) A report from the OECD says automation will affect for half of all jobs. In 20 years, 14 percent will be fully automated, and 32 percent will be affected. To help transition it's time that governments develop a plan for workers. Training and even funding could be a part of the solution says the OECD 

Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Large-scale automation
Societal Impact
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