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Sénégal: Couverture maladie universelle - Le taux passe de 20 à 40% de 2012 à 2015

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Le Soleil (16.06.2016) Des acteurs de la santé, de la société civile, des autorités administratives, politiques, des dignitaires religieux, entre autres, se sont engagés devant le ministre de la Santé à porter le plaidoyer pour améliorer la santé de la mère et de l’enfant. Après leur déclaration, ils ont intégré l’Alliance nationale de plaidoyer sur la santé de la mère, de l’enfant et de l’adolescent. Cette alliance a été lancée, avant-hier, à Dakar, par le Pr Awa Marie Coll Seck, ministre de la Santé et de l’Action sociale.

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US: Medicare and Social Security Trustees Warn of Shortfalls

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New York Times (22.06-2016) The Obama administration said Wednesday that the financial outlook for Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund had deteriorated slightly in the last year and that Social Security still faced serious long-term financial problems.

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Lessons for India in Thailand’s experience on universal healthcare

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The Indian Express (22.06.2016) Recently, Thailand prime minister, accompanied by a high-level delegation, visited India to enhance partnership between the two countries in the areas of trade, defence, security, education, science and technology and people-to-people contacts. Although not included in this list, healthcare is an area where India has much to learn from Thailand.

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U.S. will spend $2.6 trillion less on health care than expected before Obamacare, study projects

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The Washington Post (21.06.2016) A new study predicts that the federal forecast of national health care spending under President Obama's signature health law was a big overestimate — by $2.6 trillion over a five-year period.

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Australie : l'assurance-maladie au cœur de la campagne électorale

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ABC Radio Australia (20.06.2016) Le parti travailliste a réussi son coup : orienter le débat sur l'assurance-maladie. Il accuse le Premier ministre sortant, Malcolm Turnbull, de vouloir privatiser le secteur. C'est faux, répond le chef de file des libéraux.

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Ireland: The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI calls for Government to extend universal healthcare

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Irish Times (16.06.2016) Future Government reforms should aim to increase the extent of universal health coverage while building from the existing system, a new paper drawn up by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has said.

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Indonesia faces challenges with universal health care

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Japan Times (04.06.2016) When Heni Karmila sought to find a doctor for her ailing mother using Indonesia’s new health care system, she faced a nine-hour wait in a line outside a crowded public hospital in Jakarta.

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