Brookings Institution (30.06.2015) India today is already richer than Germany was when it introduced social insurance for all workers in the late 1880s. Indonesia is richer than the United States was in 1935, when the Social Security Act was passed. And China is richer than Britain was in 1948, when the National Health Service was introduced. So what can we learn from comparing developing countries today to richer countries when those countries were at equivalent levels of economic development?

allAfrica.com (24.08.2015) Government has expanded the social protection grants to cover the elderly in 40 more districts in addition to the present 15 districts. The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Muruli Mukasa disclosed this in Kampala while announcing the roll-out of the assistance, also known as the Senior Citizens Grant, in which the non-pension beneficiaries aged 65 and above receive a monthly pay of Shs 25,000.

icilome.com (21.08.2015) La diaspora togolaise peut désormais assurer aux parents restés au pays, les services de l’Institut national d’assurance maladie (Inam). Cette institution et Solidar’Santé viennent d’officialiser ce partenariat à travers la signature d’une convention.

thejakartapost.com (20.08.2015) Foreign employees who have been working for a minimum of six months in Indonesia should register with the country’s social security program. 

D+C - Development + Cooperation (10.07.2015) Social protection policies prevent poverty, foster pro-poor growth and stabilise political orders. They also serve to reduce inequality. Markus Loewe of the German Development Institute discussed the history and basic concepts of welfare-state policies in an interview with Hans Dembowski.

allAfrica.com (17.08.2015) "The credit will provide general budget support specifically to the health sector with a view to promoting attainment of universal healthcare in the country. This will be achieved through expanding and strengthening essential health services at county hospitals in the country," Rotich said.

gov.ph (10.08.2015) One of the biggest accomplishments of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s administration was to provide kasambahay with welfare and social protection

midi-madagasikara.mg (08.08.2015) Même si les paysans représentent 80 % des Malgaches, ils font encore partie de ceux qui n’ont jamais bénéficié d’aucune protection sociale, alors que cela fait pleinement partie de leurs droits fondamentaux. C’est pour cela en quelque sorte que désormais, ces paysans font également partie des cibles de la Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale (CNaPS). «Nous devons penser à eux, ainsi qu’à leur avenir», ont affirmé les responsables de la Caisse. A cet effet, un projet sur la pension de retraite des paysans est en cours de réalisation.

allAfrica.com (07.08.2015) The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) special scheme on health insurance for members in the informal sector has shown positive impacts after registering over 70,000 members since its establishment.

rtbf.be (14.05.2013) L'allocation universelle, un concept à la mode, aussi bien à droite qu'à gauche. Mais certains, comme le sociologue Mateo Alaluf, ne sont pas du tout d'accord avec cette idée. Pour lui, l'établissement d'une telle allocation entrainerait une régression sociale.