WHO estimates cost of reaching global health targets by 2030

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WHO (17.07.2017() The SDG Health Price Tag, published today in The Lancet Global Health, estimates the costs and benefits of progressively expanding health services in order to reach 16 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) health targets in 67 low- and middle-income countries that account for 75% of the world’s population.

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Health
Health insurance
Extension of coverage

La réforme républicaine du système de santé américain est à nouveau avortée

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Le Temps (18.07.2017) Quatre des 52 sénateurs républicains ont voté contre la dernière mouture du Trumpcare, alors qu'au minimum 50 voix étaient requises. A la place, les sénateurs voteront pour abroger des éléments centraux de l'Obamacare

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United States
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Health

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This is how a universal basic income can end financial exclusion

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World Economic Forum (06.07.2017) The main argument for a universal basic income (UBI) is that it would reduce poverty and income inequality. Yet UBI advocates often overlook a range of other potential benefits. Digital UBI payments can bring people into the financial system and build their financial capability, unlocking a range of development benefits for citizens and governments alike.

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Extension of coverage
Inequalities

Deutsche gingen 2016 im Schnitt mit 64,1 Jahren in Altersrente

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Versicherungsbote (19.07.2017) Im Jahr 2016 gingen Neurentner wegen Alters im Schnitt mit 64,1 Jahren in Rente. Das geht aus Zahlen der Deutschen Rentenversicherung (DRV) hervor. Demnach trat jeder Vierte seine Altersrente vorzeitig an und musste Abschläge in Kauf nehmen.

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germany
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Old-age pensions

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