Health

France: Génériques : une campagne pour redonner confiance

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francetvinfo.fr (27.09.2016) Le ministère de la Santé vient de lancer une campagne d'information pour inciter les Français et les professionnels de santé à privilégier les médicaments génériques. Des médicaments sûrs et efficaces qui représentent une source d'économies importante pour la Sécurité sociale.

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Assurance Maladie Obligatoire : Une 1ère application mobile pour le Maroc

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infomediaire.net (04.10.2016) La Caisse Nationale des Organismes de Prévoyance Sociale (CNOPS) a développé sa 1re application mobile, "Smart CNOPS", afin de permettre à ses assurés du secteur public et les étudiants, de suivre sur leurs smartphones ou tablettes, les prestations d’assurance maladie obligatoire (AMO).

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Europe’s health systems on life support

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Politico (06.10.2016) Europe’s health care systems aren’t feeling very well. Doctors have been threatening massive strikes in Britain to protest pay and conditions. Italian regions are going bankrupt trying to fund medicines. Drugmakers are pulling diabetes drugs from Germany, blaming government-set prices that don’t let them recoup their investment.

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Innovation: Medical delivery drones to transform Rwanda's health system

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PulseNews (14.10.2016) "Three, two, one, launch!" And with that, catapulted from a ramp, the small fixed-wing drone buzzes into the air towards its pre-programmed destination, the Kabgayi hospital two kilometres away.

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Information and communication technology

Andriukaitis: Health Technology Assessment will make EU healthcare ‘sustainable’

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EurActiv (20.10.2016) National healthcare systems should embrace the digital era and use Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to become truly sustainable and cost-effective, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis told EurActiv.com in an interview.

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