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China: Aging population spurs integrated elderly care services

Submitted by dfabbri on Thu, 08/08/2019 - 15:46

China.org.cn (07.08.2019) In February this year, the National Health Commission (NHC) launched a pilot program - the Internet Plus Nursing Services - in six provincial-level regions including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong, in an attempt to make use of nurses' spare time to provide door-to-door nursing services. Under the program, discharged patients and disabled people can apply for registered nurses to serve them at home via an online system.

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China: Work-related illnesses higher than reported

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 08/05/2019 - 11:09

ECNS (01.08.2019) Low health screening rates, flaws in employment system cause faulty data China has charted more than 970,000 cases of occupational diseases since records began, but the actual number of employees affected by work-related illnesses is much higher, a senior health official said on Tuesday.

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India: PM may launch farm pension scheme next month, enrolment to start from Aug 1

Submitted by dfabbri on Tue, 07/30/2019 - 10:36

business-standard (30.07.2019) Enrolment for the much-talked-about pension scheme for farmers, called the Pbusiness-standard (3'.07.2019) radhan Mantri Kisan Mandhan Yojana, will begin from August 1 to enable a soft launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later in the same month.

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The Real Story of Brazil’s Pension Reform

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 07/15/2019 - 10:24

The Americas Quarterly (11.07.2019)9  the constitutional amendment to the second and final vote at the Lower House has left many analysts scratching their heads. How is it that a controversial and usually unpopular reform everywhere in the world wound up with significant support both in the Brazilian Congress and among the population at large, including by stirring street demonstrations in its favor? There are a few competing theories out there, but I posit that the Brazilian outcome was mainly the result of political dysfunction and extreme polarization within society.

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Social grants second-most important source of income in South Africa

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 06/03/2019 - 16:14

EWN (28.05.2019) Social grants remain the second-most important source of income for households in the country after salaries. Statistics South Africa released the results of its General Household Survey earlier on Tuesday. The survey was conducted in more than 20,000 households.

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China to showcase primary health care at World Health Assembly

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 06/03/2019 - 15:57

CGTN (25.05.2019) With a population of more than 1.3 billion, China successfully achieved universal health insurance coverage in 2011. The achievement, termed “unparalleled” by the World Bank, has become an example for many developing nations.

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Brazil’s Congress confident pension reform will pass

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 06/03/2019 - 15:27

 Financial Times (02.06.2019) The presidents of both houses of Brazil’s Congress have voiced confidence that legislators will approve a flagship pension reform supported by President Jair Bolsonaro in the next few months.

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China Cuts Social Insurance Costs for Employers

Submitted by dfabbri on Wed, 04/03/2019 - 10:30

China Briefing News (28.03.2019) China is lowering social insurance costs for employers after the State Council confirmed the decision at its meeting held on March 26. This follows Premier Li Keqiang’s pledge at the Two Sessions meetings, which were held earlier this month in Beijing, to lower costs for businesses by slashing tax and social insurance obligations.

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Poorest 10 percent of Brazilians to gain most from pension reform: ministry

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 03/25/2019 - 10:39

Reuters (21.03.2019) Reform of Brazil’s overloaded pension system would reduce income inequality in Latin America’s largest nation, according to an Economy Ministry study published on Thursday, with the country’s poorest set to enjoy the biggest gains.

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India: Unorganised workers left to fend for themselves

Submitted by dfabbri on Mon, 03/11/2019 - 08:50

dailypioneer (09.03.2019) Universal social security must be ensured for all citizens without discrimination but unfortunately a vast majority of people in unorganised sector are still not covered under social security provisions. The National Commission on Enterprise in Unorganised Sector has calculated that 95 per cent of the work force is engaged in unorganised sector contributing almost 50 per cent to the national GDP but in return, they get nothing out of the national public fund.

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