New WHO data portal to help track progress towards universal health coverage

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WHO (12.12.2016) To mark Universal Health Coverage Day, WHO today launched a new data portal to track progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) around the world. The portal shows where countries need to improve access to services, and where they need to improve information.

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Health
Health insurance
Data management
Extension of coverage
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Growing African Workforce Comes to Grips with Maternity Leave

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bignewsnetwork (29.12.2014) Africa's population is growing and the United Nations estimates 40 percent of the world's population will live in Africa by 2050. African economies are also growing, along with a growth in the work force. But in some countries, the social and economic forces collide on workplace issues like parental leave. While some countries are moving to extend leave, others are having a hard time enforcing the laws they already have.

Ubérisation de l'économie, comment fonctionnent ces nouveaux jobs ?

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Taxi, livraison, travaux... grâce aux nouvelles applications, nous pouvons tous proposer facilement nos services dans différents domaines. Mais que valent ces nouveaux jobs ? Offrent-ils un bon complément de salaire ? Quelles en sont les limites ?

 

 

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Employment
Employment of young workers
Information and communication technology

EU: E-health and the ‘fine line’ of big data

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EurActiv (14.12.2016) The introduction of digital technology in healthcare systems might be viewed by health stakeholders in a positive light. However, policymakers are yet to address issues related to data collection and use that are considered crucial in the management of chronic conditions like diabetes.

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Health
Information and communication technology
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France: La Cnav met enfin la demande de retraite en ligne

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FrenchWeb.fr (10.01.2016) L'assurance retraite fait sa mue numérique. La Caisse nationale d’assurance vieillesse (Cnav) permet désormais aux nouveaux retraités de déclarer en ligne leur situation et de déposer leur dossier sur lassuranceretraite.fr. Pour l'instant, seuls les 700 000 retraités salariés du régime général et qui se déclarent chaque année, sont concernés par ce nouveau compte personnel en ligne.