Governance and administration

France: Budget de la Sécu 2017 - les principales mesures

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France TV Info (06.12.2016) En 2017, le déficit du régime général (maladie, vieillesse, famille, accident du travail) et du Fonds de solidarité vieillesse (FSV, qui verse les cotisations retraites des chômeurs et le minimum vieillesse) doit s'établir à -4,2 milliards d'euros (contre -7,1 en 2016), son plus bas niveau depuis 2001. Le déficit du fond de solidarité vieillesse se maintient à -3,8 milliards d'euros. Le budget global de la Sécu représente près de 500 milliards d'euros.

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france
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Governance and administration
Social policies & programmes

Philippines: PhilHealth, DOH and DSWD renew ties for social protection

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Malaya (16.01.2017) Two years after the initial Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently renewed their partnership for the Social Protection Support Initiatives (SPSI) that will benefit Filipino citizens, especially the poor, the vulnerable and the disadvantaged groups.

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philippines, the
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Health
Governance and administration

Azerbaijan and Ukraine to cooperate on population’s social protection

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ABC (27.01.2017) Labour & Social Protection Salim Muslimov of Azerbaijan and Social Policy Minister Andriy Reva of Ukraine signed a program of cooperation in Baku.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Labour & Social Protection informs that the Program of Cooperation between the two countries’ social ministries was signed today during the Baku visit of the Ukrainian minister.

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ukraine
azerbaijan
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Governance and administration

Congo: Protection sociale - le Régime social des indépendants de France partage son expertise à la CNSS

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Adiac-congo (29.01.2017) L’accord a été signé le 28 janvier, à Brazzaville, entre le directeur général de la Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale (CNSS), Evariste Ondongo, et son homologue de la Gestion des risques et l’action sociale, médecin conseils national du Régime social des indépendants(RSI), Pascal Perrot

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congo
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Governance and administration

Luxembourg government moves on second pillar pension reform

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IPE (08.02.2017) The Luxembourg cabinet has endorsed a long-awaited pension reforms bill that aims to expand second pillar access to the self-employed.The draft law was approved during a cabinet meeting on Friday, but has yet to be officially published.

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luxembourg
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Pensions
Governance and administration
Social policies & programmes

Ireland: New CMO will review Social Protection assessment service

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Irish Medical Times (22.02.2017) The next Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Department of Social Protection will be required to contribute to a major transformation process in relation to access, assessment for and review of entitlement to illness payments, as well as to help address capacity deficits, IMT reports.

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ireland
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Health
Governance and administration

France: Mes aides  le nouveau simulateur pour calculer les aides sociales auxquelles vous pouvez prétendre

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L'internaute (09.03.2017) Minima sociaux, allocations familiales et aides au logement... Il est difficile de s'y retrouver parmi la myriade d'aides et de prestations sociales. Un nouveau site permet d'évaluer en quelques clics les aides auxquelles vous avez droit.

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france
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Social assistance
Information and communication technology
Governance and administration

El sistema de salud ecuatoriano, 10 años de institucionalización

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El Telegrafo (16.03.2017) Ecuador en el campo de la salud no es el mismo que el del 2006. La reinstitucionalización del estado con la llegada del gobierno de Rafael Correa, mejoró ostensiblemente un sistema de salud profundamente fragmentado y desprovisto de capacidad de respuesta.

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ecuador
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Health
Governance and administration