Urgent need for Malaysian Social Protection Council, says EPF

Submitted by monitor on Thu, 08/11/2016 - 07:04

New Straits Times (10.08.2016) There is an urgent need to establish the Malaysian Social Protection Council to suggest new laws and formulate a comprehensive government policy to address the needs of an aging society, ranging from healthcare, housing, transport to financial planning, said the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).

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Why countries need better social protection programs — rich or not

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 08/10/2016 - 09:48

Devex (09.08.2016) Countries don't need to be wealthy and developed to implement an effective and stable social protection program that fits the needs of citizens, according to Bart Édes, director of the Asian Development Bank’s poverty reduction, gender and social development division.

UK’s ‘hidden disgrace’: mental health problems can lead to 42% pay gap

Submitted by monitor on Tue, 08/09/2016 - 08:45

The Guardian (06.08.2016) People suffering from mental health problems such as depression and panic attacks earn up to 42% less than their peers, prompting the government’s equalities watchdog to brand the pay gap “a disgrace”.

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Poverty, Vulnerability and Social Protection

Submitted by monitor on Fri, 08/05/2016 - 12:55

Inter Press Service (04.08.2016) According to the World Bank, the MDG target of halving the share of the poor was achieved by 2008, well in advance of 2015, the target year. However, increased unemployment and lower incomes in recent times remind us that poverty is not an unchanging attribute of a shrinking group, but rather, a condition that billions of vulnerable persons risk experiencing.

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Ghana: Gender Ministry establishes social protection committees

Submitted by monitor on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 14:30

News Ghana (23.07.2016) The Committee members selected from the districts assemblies are expected to facilitate targeting, identification and selection of beneficiaries to benefit from the National Health Insurance Scheme under the African Health Market Project (AHME).

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ghana
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Extension of coverage
Social assistance
Social policies & programmes

[Opinión] Bajas aportaciones, el lastre de México y Chile

Submitted by monitor on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 13:44

El Economista (29.07.2016) El sistema de contribución definida que se maneja en Chile y en México a través de las administradoras de fondos de pensiones (AFP) y las administradoras de fondos para el retiro (afores), respectivamente, son viables; sin embargo, dependen de factores externos que no les permiten mejorar las pensiones de los trabajadores mexicanos ni de los chilenos, indicaron expertos.

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china

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Maroc: Partenariat public-privé: L’assurance-maladie gagne en transparence

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 08/03/2016 - 14:42

Aujourd'hui le Maroc (02.08.2016) La vulgarisation de la tarification, la normalisation des documents, des procédures et des outils de gestion de l’assurance-maladie ne tarderont, en principe, pas à se faire. Ceci grâce à une convention de partenariat relative à l’échange de l’information et de l’expertise dans le domaine de l’Assurance-maladie obligatoire (AMO) de base, tout fraîchement signée entre l’Agence nationale de l’assurance-maladie (ANAM) et MEDEN Healthcare, pôle santé du Groupe Saham.

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morocco
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Health

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France : la Carsat recherche des retraités pour tester de nouveaux services innovants

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 08/03/2016 - 14:37

Silver Economie (02.08.2016) La Carsat Languedoc-Roussillon finance la mise en place d’une plateforme innovante de services numériques dans le secteur de la prévention de la perte d’autonomie des personnes âgées. Afin de soutenir le développement de services numériques permettant aux retraité de mieux vivre à domicile, elle souhaite impliquer ces derniers dans le développement de ces nouveaux services.

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