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Regional Social Security Forum for Asia and the Pacific to open in Manila
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ISSA,
13.10.2009 |
Press release
| About social security
The central role of social security systems in enabling equitable development in the world’s most populous region will be the focus of the Regional Social Security Forum for Asia and the Pacific, which opens in Manila, Philippines, on 21 October 2009. Read more
Peru hosts new initiative for Andean countries
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ISSA,
05.10.2009 |
Press release
The International Social Security Association (ISSA) opened a Liaison Office for the Andean countries in Lima, Peru, on 5 October as part of its strategy to strengthen the role of social security institutions and to extend coverage and enhance regional cooperation, the ISSA Secretariat announced...Read more
Extending social security coverage: Assessing current knowledge and good practices
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ISSA,
22.09.2009 |
Feature
| Extending coverage
The extension of coverage is one of the greatest challenges for social security today. Studies estimate that between 70 and 80 per cent of the global population live in a state of “social insecurity”. There is, however, growing recognition of the contribution of social security systems to social...Read more
Chinese health-care reforms move towards universal coverage
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ISSA,
22.09.2009 |
Feature
| Extending coverage, Social security and health
Globally, there is an urgent need to extend health-care coverage. Each year the absence of affordable health care leads more individuals and families into a vicious circle of ill health and poverty. While the exact figures are not known, some estimates state that up to half of all people living i...Read more
Social security administrations "crucial" for extension of coverage
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ISSA,
03.09.2009 |
News
| Extending coverage
The International Social Security Association’s (ISSA) Secretary General has emphasized that the extension of social security must build on the existing capacities of social security institutions if strategies to expand coverage are to be successful, and has offered the “unconditional support” of...Read more
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