TDG (23.05.2016) La nouvelle grille doit, demande Berne, réduire les rentes de situation et ne pas coûter plus cher aux assurés.
WHO (May 2016) Having a skilled health professional during childbirth can save the life of a woman and her child. But, in many parts of the world and within many countries, the presence of a health worker during childbirth is often a luxury. If a woman is poor, she is even more likely to deliver without support, putting herself and child at risk.
ip-watch (23.05.2016) The World Health Assembly opened today with World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan repeating that this year has a record number of agenda items and over 3,000 participants. She slapped at profit-seeking mechanisms leading to “slow-motion disasters,” which put economic interests above concerns about well-being. In particular, she underlined the lack of research and development for antimicrobial treatments and the rise of chronic non-communicable diseases.
thehindubusinessline.com (22.05.2016) Health insurance for alternative treatments like Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (Ayush) is set to expand with the Centre taking steps to get insurers to develop packages for traditional treatments.
The Guardian(23.05.2016) The reluctance of doctors to work in remote rural areas has set back healthcare in India’s villages, but a public-private partnership in Rajasthan aims to fix that
adiac-congo.com (18.05.2016) Le système de sécurité sociale actuellement en vigueur au Congo prend en charge uniquement les agents de l’Etat et les travailleurs du secteur privé. C’est ainsi que le gouvernement a pris l’engagement d’étendre la protection sociale dans ses aspects de base dans l’ensemble de la population. Dans une interview exclusive aux Dépêches de Brazzaville, l’Administrateur de MAD Invest, Christian Maniongui, revient sur les résultats des études menées par son cabinet sur l’assurance maladie et présentés récemment aux autorités congolaises.
Reuters (18.05.2016) When cigarette smokers quit, societal healthcare costs immediately plunge, a new study shows.
allAfrica.com (17.05.2016) Health insurance cannot work in the country without the involvement of states and local government areas, the Acting Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) , Mr Olufemi Akingbade has said.
latribune.fr (12.05.2016) La Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie (Cnam) veut "accompagner la création de services ou d'applications numériques innovantes au service du bon usage du médicament". Lors d'un "hackathon santé", mardi, elle a mis un coup de projecteur sur cinq startups travaillant sur l'amélioration de l'observance et l'optimisation des prescriptions de médicaments. Des solutions qui lui permettraient de réaliser des économies.
New Vision (16.05.2016) "The health system worked better during the war because humanitarian organisations helped us."
