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Liberia’s Health Official Urges UN To Prioritize Universal Health Coverage -

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gnnliberia (19.07.2016) Liberia’s Deputy Minister of Health, Mr. Tolbert Nyenswah has called on the global community to prioritize the implementation of the Universal Health Coverage and ensure its achievement as outlined in the 2030 Development Agenda. He said such effort is aimed at transforming the lives of millions of less privileged people globally.

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France: Nice - les victimes seront «prises en charge à 100% par la Sécu» (Touraine)

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Le Figaro (17.07.2016) Lors d'un point presse à Nice, la ministre de la Santé a confirmé que "l'ensemble des personnes hospitalisées [après l'attentat de jeudi soir, NDLR] seront prises en charge à 100% par l'assurance maladie". Elle avait auparavant précisé que "la solidarité vis-à-vis des victimes [allait] se mettre en place, y compris sur le plan financier".

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Nigeria: WHO Director says universal health coverage attainable through primary healthcare

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Pulse (12.07.2016) Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, has said that Nigeria would attain Universal Health Coverage (UHC) using Primary Health Care as a too

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US: Obama Offers Ways to Improve His Health Care Law

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The New York Times (11.07.2016) After defending the Affordable Care Act in all its intricacies for six years, President Obama proposed ways to improve it on Monday, saying that Congress should provide larger subsidies for private health insurance and create a public plan like Medicare to compete with private insurers in some states.

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Maroc: L’AMC+, une couverture médicale plus inclusive | L'Observateur du Maroc & d'Afrique

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L'Observateur du Maroc & d'Afrique (01.07.2016) La Fondation Mohammed VI de Promotion des Œuvres Sociales de l’Education-Formation a lancé ce 30 juin l’AMC+, une version améliorée de l’assurance médicale complémentaire (AMC). Pour donner le coup d’envoi à cette prestation, M. Youssef EL BAKKALI, Coordonnateur des services Administratifs de la Fondation Mohammed VI et M. Mehdi Tazi, Président Directeur Général de Saham Assurance Maroc ont procédé à la signature du nouveau contrat AMC+ qui entre en vigueur dès le 1er juillet 2016.

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Jamaica: Minister Reaffirms Universal Healthcare Access

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Jamaica Information Service (06.07.2016) Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says even as Government pursues creative means of financing the public-health system, it remains committed to universal healthcare access.

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US: Obamacare’s Tobacco Surcharges Slowed Universal Health Care in Study

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Bloomberg (06.07.2016) The Affordable Care Act was meant to have a particular impact on smokers when it was enacted: It would shift the burden of high health-care costs from smoking ailments to the smokers themselves—17 percent of American adults in 2014. At the same time, the ACA would keep making progress toward the goal of universal health care, even for smokers.

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Ausralia: Obese preschoolers have 60 percent higher healthcare costs than healthy weight children

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sciencedaily.com (06.07.2016) Obese children aged 2-5 years old are two to three times more likely to be admitted to hospital and have 60 percent higher healthcare costs than healthy weight children, a study an Australian research team has found. This is the first study to reveal the higher direct health care costs of obesity in preschool aged children compared with those of normal weight.

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France: Assurance santé - quand manger bio ou faire du sport fait baisser la facture

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Metro News (07.07.2016) Baisser le montant de sa prime d'assurance santé en soignant son hygiène de vie : c'est ce qu'une grande compagnie d'assurance va proposer en France en 2017. Ce qui suscite des craintes auprès du ministère de la Santé.

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Sénégal: Les maux de la Couverture maladie universelle

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Sen 24 heures (04.07.2016) Le programme de Couverture maladie universelle (CMU) vise un taux de 75 % en 2017. À un an et demi de l’échéance, le pourcentage se situe à 47 %. Dans le dossier qu’Enquête a consacré à la CMU dans son édition de ce lundi, le directeur général de l’Agence de la CMU, Cheikh Mbengue, se veut optimiste. « L’objectif est atteignable, clame-t-il. (…) Avec ce que nous sommes en train de faire, nous espérons qu’il y aura un basculement vers les mutuelles de santé d’ici à 2017.

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