OECD (04.11.2015) Too many lives are still lost in OECD countries because healthcare quality is improving too slowly to cope with ageing populations and the growing number of people with one or more chronic diseases, according to a new OECD report.

Yibada (18.11.2015) In a survey conducted by China Youth Daily, 88.9 percent of its 2,966 respondents expressed their wish to have a longer maternity leave should they have a second child. Of this number, 40.7 percent hoped the period will be extended to six months, while 26 percent asked for a one-year extension. Another 6.6 percent said that the leave should be prolonged to three years.

connachttribune.ie (19.11.2015) Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, has officially opened Galway’s new one stop shop for social welfare payments, serving the city and the majority of the county as well. The new Intreo Centre in Galway city at Fairgreen Road provides a full range of social welfare services that had previously been provided from five separate offices throughout the city.

blogs.worldbank.org (17.11.2015) Social welfare schemes the world over are going through interesting times. Egged on by fiscal management targets, welfare cuts are routinely passed off as “reforms”. Subsequently, there is usually pressure on governments to target welfare to the most deserving. Determining who the deserving beneficiaries are and the appropriate value of these transfers is critical.

usatoday.com (18.11.2015) When to claim your Social Security benefit can be a tough question to answer, but there's a new online tool to help you do the math.

ipe.com (17.11.2015) PFZW, the €161bn pension fund for the Dutch healthcare industry, is planning to cut the carbon footprint of its investments over the next four years by offloading those holdings producing the most CO2 emissions.

Dakar Actu (12.11.2015) Une infographie traitant de l'efficacité des dépenses des différents systèmes de santé dans le monde vient d'être publié par l'Economist Intelligence Unit en 2014. En tout cas, selon le blog de Stefan Kingham de Online Marketing Manager publiant dans son site www.medigo.com,, les résultats sont particulièrement intéressants pour le Sénégal, où les dépenses en matière de santé font partie des plus efficaces d'Afrique.

The Guardian (18.11.2015) Half of short-term workers discriminated against after becoming pregnant, survey says, as harassment complaints rise 18%

The Financial Express (16.11.2015) Apart from the life cycle-based programmes, the schemes to support the freedom fighters and their families will continue under the consolidated Freedom Fighters' Benefit Programme.

The Guardian (18.11.2015) Vulnerable people penniless, says study Built-in delay of at least 42 days before claimants receive payments leaves people struggling to pay bills and buy food, says Citizens Advice

theweek.com (16.11.2015) A healthy society needs to provide people with health care coverage, retirement income, unemployment insurance, and paid time off, among other things. For a long time now, America has relied on employers to pony up many of these benefits on their own. But there's increasing pressure throughout the economy to break that link, and allow more flexibility into the contracts and relationships between employers and employees.

Le Nouveau Gabon (16.11.2015) Paul Biyoghe Mba, 1er vice-Premier ministre de la Santé, de la prévoyance sociale et de la solidarité nationale, a procédé ce jour au lancement de l’élaboration du nouveau code de protection sociale, à Libreville.

PS News (17.11.2015) The Department of Human Services has given a number of its programs a ‘digital makeover,’ leading to a reduction in the time it takes to do business with the Department and cutting costs for clients.

lesoleil.sn (16.11.2015) La protection sociale et économique des populations rurales vulnérables sera davantage améliorée avec le projet Offre de services intégrés en milieu rural pour l’inclusion sociale (Osiris) qui a été officiellement lancé hier. Ce projet de quatre ans va déployer une offre de services coopératifs et mutualistes dans huit régions du pays et toucher directement 600.000 personnes vulnérables.

maliweb.net (16.11.2015) La Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Maladie(CANAM) qui avait connu, il quelques années, un début chancelant se porte aujourd’hui  mieux. Les uns et les autres sont revenus à de meilleurs sentiments, grâce à la bataille de communication sérieusement menée par les acteurs de la CANAM. En témoignent les chiffres.

Steiermark.ORF (14.11.2015) Anlässlich des Welt-Diabetestages am Samstag weisen Experten darauf hin, dass die Zuckerkrankheit mittlerweile die wohl größte Herausforderung für das Gesundheitssystem darstellt. Alleine in Österreich sind 500.000 Menschen betroffen.

Frankfurter Allgemeine (07.11.2015) Die staatliche Altersvorsorge hat keinen guten Ruf. Zu Unrecht. Für Ältere mit privater Krankenversicherung ist sie eine Alternative.

EurekAlert (14.11.2015) British workers are not being protected from occupational diseases and deaths, argues an expert in The BMJ this week.

EurActiv (16.11.2015) Though the implementation of the Youth Guarantee in member states is on track, the Commission is launching a new initiative with businesses to help more young people into jobs, says Marianne Thyssen in an exclusive interview.

Gov.ph (12.11.2015) The Social Security System (SSS) has earned an international citation from the world’s leading association of social security institutions for its various programs launched in recent years to promote inclusive growth by targeting informal sector (IS) workers and hard-to-reach rural areas of the country.