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Ghana: Gender Ministry Hints Social Protection Law In The Offing

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modernghana (25.09.2018) The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has outlined preparations by the government to pass Social Protection law by 2019 to facilitate inclusive development and reduce poverty.

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ghana
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Thailand: Ministry plans to cover 1m more informal-sector workers for social security

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Nationmultimedia.com(04.09.2018) The labour Ministry hopes to cover an additional one million informal-sector workers as voluntarily-insured people for social security payments starting in 2019.

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thailand
Global challenges
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Health
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Les entreprises, championnes de la fraude sociale | Alternatives Economiques

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Origine principale de la fraude sociale 

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france
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Error, evasion and fraud
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Digital Platforms

Blockchain : Comment préserver l’identité des populations fragiles ?

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The Forum Network OECD (04.09.2018) L’absence de preuves d’identité bloque l’accès aux services les plus basiques et empêche l’émancipation de millions d’individus. L’utilisation de la blockchain, en offrant un cadre de confiance pour des informations administratives, apporte des éléments de réponse à ces enjeux. Si la révolution numérique peut être perçue comme un risque, notamment pour toute une frange de la population exclue de ces technologies, elle peut donc également se révéler être un formidable vecteur d’inclusion.

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Business processes
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Inégalités "immenses" dans l'accès au soins en Europe (OMS)

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lefigaro.fr (12.09.2018) Les inégalités d'accès à des soins abordables financièrement sont "immenses en Europe", souligne l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) dans un rapport publié mercredi, estimant qu'il reste "beaucoup à faire" pour la mise en place d'une couverture sanitaire universelle.

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Europe
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Health promotion
Medical care
Health insurance
Mutual benefit societies
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Australia: Cashless welfare card's effectiveness unclear, auditor general says

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The Guardian (17.07.2018) The government will push ahead with the expansion of its cashless welfare card trials, despite the auditor general finding it was unclear whether the program was actually reducing social harm.

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australia
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E-services
Social assistance

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Technology can help spring workers from the informality trap

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blogs.worldbank.org (13.07.2018) Technology and what it will do to change how we work is the driving obsession of the moment. The truth is that nobody knows for sure what will happen – the only certainty is uncertainty. How then should we plan for the jobs that don’t yet exist?

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Societal Impact
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Ghana: Thinking outside the box gives public insurance scheme a huge boost

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ILO (14.08.2018) Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has an ambitious goal: to achieve universal health coverage. However, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) realized that its membership had plateaued at about 40 per cent of the population a few years ago and has remained unchanged to date. In addition, the NHIS, like many national health schemes, faces financial challenges, with a limited ability to raise additional funding through taxation or other revenue sources. All money flowing through the NHIA for claims or operations must therefore be wisely spent.

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ghana
Global challenges
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Health promotion
Health insurance
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