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Social security coping with the crisis

A new ISSA report analyses the impact of the financial and economic crisis on social security schemes and the subsequent responses by social security administrations around the world.

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Social security and the challenges of sustainability

Social security organizations are increasingly faced with complex challenges to the political and financial sustainability of their programmes.

An International Seminar in Abu Dhabi in March 2012 will analyse and review proactive and preventive social security policies and practices that strengthen sustainability.

Recession, mental health and social security

A number of recent studies point to a significant impact of socio-economic crises and related cuts in social expenditure on mental health, and highlight significant repercussions of the recent financial and economic crisis for social security.

ISSA Good Practice Award for Asia and the Pacific

The identification and sharing of good practices helps social security organizations and institutions to improve their operational and administrative efficiency. The ISSA Good Practice Award competition for Asia and the Pacific is now open. ISSA members in the region can enter one or more good practices for consideration up to 30 June 2012.

Regional Social Security Forum for Africa

Innovation and progress in social security which are enabling the extension of coverage to millions of Africans were the main focus of the Regional Social Security Forum for Africa, held in the United Republic of Tanzania, 5 to 7 December 2011.
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japantimes.co.jp (30.01.2012). The deteriorating global economic outlook is increasing worries among health experts on the effects that the economic crises will have on people's health.
nationmultimedia.com (25.01.2012). Inspired by Thailand's successful universal healthcare scheme, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is planning to encourage a similar model worldwide.
guardian.co.uk (27.01.2012). Ivory Coast is abandoning free healthcare for all after a brief experiment because of rapidly escalating costs.
Les Afriques (30.01.2012). Afin d’améliorer l’accessibilité aux soins de santé des chômeurs, le gouvernement du Kenya va lancer un système d'assurance santé qui leur sera dédié.
DutchNews.nl (01.02.2012). Pension funds which do not meet the central bank's rules on assets must reduce pensions to head off further problems, social affairs minister Henk Kamp told parliament on...
allAfrica.com (31.01.2012). About 700 delegates are expected to attend the second annual meeting for National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to be held at Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC)...
 
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