News and Short Articles within the LIBEAC project. Period of reference March – July 2014
Preparation of News and Short Articles on “Recent Change of Healthcare, Health Insurance and Social Security Policy in China and in the World” implemented by Ivana Gaskova, Member of the gLAWcal Team and of the University Institute of European Studies (IUSE) in Turin, Italy in the framework of the European Union Research Executive Agency IRSES Project “Liberalism in Between Europe And China” (LIBEAC), Workpackage 2 and 4, coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (CEPERC)
- KEY FACTORS OF SUCCESSFUL BRAZILIAN AIDS/HIV POLICY
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/128-key-factors-of-successful-brazilian-aids-hiv-policy.html - DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN IN POLITICS IS REMARKABLE, BUT SMASHING THROUGH GLASS CEILINGS REQUIRES MORE EFFORT
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/129-development-of-women-in-politics-is-remarkable-but-smashing-through-glass-ceilings-requires-more-effort.html - UK: TOWARDS STANDARDIZED PACKAGING FOR CIGARETTES
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/130-uk-towards-standardized-packaging-for-cigarettes.html - THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WILL PUBLISH DATA RELATED TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY MEDICARE
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/131-the-obama-administration-will-publish-data-related-to-healthcare-services-provided-by-medicare.html - UK: NEW GUIDANCE TO END ABUSES ON PATIENTS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/132-uk-new-guidance-to-end-abuses-on-patients.html - CANADA: IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH OHS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/133-canada-improving-public-health-through-ohs.html - NHS: £10 PER PERSON MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP FEE
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/158-nhs-10-per-person-monthly-membership-fee.html - UK: THE DRAFT LAW COMMISSION BILL, REGULATION OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROFESSIONALS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/159-uk-the-draft-law-commission-bill-regulation-of-health-and-social-care-professionals.html - CMS: A VIEW ON MEDICAID AND CHIP SIGN-UPs
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/161-cms-a-view-on-medicaid-and-chip-sign-ups.html - HSAs AS A WAY TO FACE HEALTH-CARE COSTS DURING RETIREMENT
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/162-hsas-as-a-way-to-face-health-care-costs-during-retirement.html - MEDICARE: PUBLISHED DATA RELATED TO DOCTORS PAYOUTS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/164-medicare-published-data-related-to-doctors-payounts.html - THE NUFFIELD TRUST AND HEALTH FOUNDATION PUBLISHES DATA ABOUT THE FOUR UK HEALTH SYSTEMS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/165-the-nuffield-trust-and-health-foundation-publishes-data-about-the-four-uk-health-systems.html - UK WASTES EXTRA £49M ON TAMIFLU. THE COCHRANE COLLABORATION WARNS THAT THE DRUG DOES NOT PREVENT THE SPREAD OF FLU
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/166-uk-wastes-extra-49m-on-tamiflu-the-cochrane-collaboration-warns-that-the-drug-does-not-prevent-the-spread-of-flu.html - DAVID CAMERON AIMS AT MODERNIZING GPs SERVICES
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/167-david-cameron-aims-at-modernizing-gps-services.html - CHINA: ENCOURAGING PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IN HOSPITALS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/168-china-encouraging-private-investments-in-hospitals.html - UK BELOW AVERAGE IN EUROPEAN HOSPITAL BEDS LEAGUE
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/170-uk-below-average-in-european-hospital-beds-league.html - US: HEALTH-INSURANCE ENROLLEES HAVE REACHED 8 MILLION
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/171-us-health-insurance-enrollees-have-reached-8-million.html - HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP NHS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/172-how-technology-can-help-nhs.html - DUBAI’S HEALTHCARE SPENDING
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/173-dubai-s-healthcare-spending.html - SINGAPORE: INCREASING “SIN” TAXES TO HELP ELDERLY
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/175-singapore-increasing-sin-taxes-to-help-elderly.html - THE CHALLENGE IN ASIA: IMPROVING HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR ELDERLY
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/176-the-challenge-in-asia-improving-healthcare-services-for-elderly.html - THE CENSUS BUREAU CHANGES ITS QUESTIONS FOR THE SURVEY
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/177-the-census-bureau-changes-its-questions-for-the-survey.html - MINISTERS ARE TRYING TO COVER UP SECRET BRIEFINGS WITH GM COMPANIES IN BRITAIN
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/187-ministers-are-trying-to-cover-up-secret-briefings-with-gm-companies-in-britain.html - HEALTHCARE: SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE CLINTON’S ERA AND OBAMA’S MANDATE
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/190-healthcare-similarities-between-the-clinton-s-era-and-obama-s-mandate.html - OBAMACARE’S LACKS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/191-obamacare-s-lacks.html - PRIVATE INVESTMENTS INTO CHINESE HEALTHCARE
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/192-private-investments-into-chinese-healthcare.html - UK LABOUR PARTY: INCREASING THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/193-uk-labour-party-increasing-the-national-insurance-contributions.html - GLOBALIZATION OF HEALTHCARE: ARE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION AND OUTSOURCING POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS?
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/198-globalization-of-healthcare-are-international-standardization-and-outsourcing-possible-solutions.html - NHS: HARDER TESTS FOR FOREIGN DOCTORS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/199-nhs-harder-tests-for-foreign-doctors.html - HUMAN RIGHTS AND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MEDICINES
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/200-human-rights-and-access-to-essential-medicines.html - OBAMACARE: SEPARATING THE CRITICS FROM THE FACTS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/201-obamacare-separating-the-critics-from-the-facts.html - EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION ON POPULATION HEALTH
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/202-effects-of-globalization-on-population-health.html - FIGHTING AGAINST MALARIA SUCCESSFULLY IS ACHIEVABLE IN AFRICA
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/206-fighting-against-malaria-successfully-is-achievable-in-africa.html - NHS: PATIENTS WAIT TOO LONG FOR SPECIALIST CARE
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/212-nhs-patients-wait-too-long-for-specialist-care.html - THE URGENCY OF CONCRETE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH IMPACT OF CHINESE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/215-the-urgency-of-concrete-solutions-to-address-the-health-impact-of-chinese-environmental-pollution.html - FDA: ABOUT 40% OF DRUGS USED IN USA ARE PRODUCED OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/216-fda-about-40-of-drugs-used-in-us-are-produced-outside-the-country.html - WORLD MALARIA DAY – THE NEW GUIDE IS TITLED “FROM MALARIA CONTROL TO MALARIA ELIMINATION: A MANUAL FOR ELIMINATION SCENARIO PLANNING”
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/217-world-malaria-day-the-new-guide-is-titled-from-malaria-control-to-malaria-elimination-a-manual-for-elimination-scenario-planning.html - KENYA STRUGGLES AGAINST HIV: IMPROVING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/221-kenya-struggles-against-hiv-improving-maternal-and-child-health.html - AHS STUDY: INCREASE IN USE OF E-CIGARETTES IN UK
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/223-ahs-study-increase-in-use-of-e-cigarettes-in-uk.html - THE URGENCY OF CONCRETE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH IMPACT OF CHINESE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/228-solutions-to-address-the-health-impact-of-chinese-environmental-pollution.html - CHALLENGES FOR PRIVATE AND FOREIGN INVESTMENTS INTO CHINESE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/231-challenges-for-private-and-foreign-investments-into-chinese-pharmaceutical-industry.html - THE UK NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE SHOULD MAKE A BETTER USE OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/234-the-uk-national-health-service-should-make-a-better-use-of-the-voluntary-sector.html - NEW NHS STUDY SHOWS THAT FEW LATINOS SIGNED-UP FOR OBAMACARE
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/240-new-hhs-study-shows-that-few-latinos-signed-up-for-obamacare.html - EU MINISTERS OF HEALTH GATHERED AT THE INFORMAL MEETING IN ATHENS IN ORDER TO DISCUSS HEALTHCARE FOR IMMIGRANTS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/243-eu-ministers-of-health-gathered-at-the-informal-meeting-in-athens-in-order-to-discuss-healthcare-for-immigrants.html - MEDICAL MALPRACTICES PROVIDED BY BOGUS DOCTORS IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MINISTRY OF HEALTH WARNS THE POPULATION ON THE MATTER
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/246-medical-malpractices-provided-by-bogus-doctors-in-united-arab-emirates-ministry-of-health-warns-the-population-on-the-matter.html - THAILAND’S 30 BAHT HEALTH REFORM ALLOWED A DROP IN INFANT MORTALITY RATE, A NEW MIT STUDY SHOWS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/247-thailand-s-30-baht-health-reform-allowed-a-drop-in-infant-mortality-rate-a-new-mit-study-shows.html - HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES BETWEEN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN AMERICAN STATES
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/251-healthcare-disparities-between-northern-and-southern-american-states.html - YEMEN: SIGNIFICANT STEPS FORWARD IN THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/253-yemen-significant-steps-forward-in-the-protection-of-human-rights.html - SINGAPORE IS AT AN INFLECTION POINT: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM TALKS ABOUT WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH INFRINGEMENTS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/254-singapore-is-at-an-inflection-point-deputy-prime-minister-tharman-shanmugaratnam-talks-about-workplace-safety-and-health-infringements.html - BETTER CARE FUND WAS DELAYED AFTER A CONFIDENTIAL WHITEHALL REVIEW. THE UK CABINET OFFICE SUGGESTED MORE EFFORTS ON THE POLICY
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/255-better-care-fund-was-delayed-after-a-confidential-whitehall-review-the-uk-cabinet-office-suggested-more-efforts-on-the-policy.html - HIGH PRICES PREVENT PATIENTS FROM ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN THE USA
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/265-high-prices-prevent-patients-from-access-to-prescription-drugs-in-the-usa.html - THE SYRIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM’S COLLAPSE
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/276-the-syrian-healthcare-system-s-collapse.html - BRAZILIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/277-brazilian-healthcare-system-from-theory-to-practice.html - CHINA ACCUSED THE GLAXO’S EXECUTIVE MARK REILLY OF BRIBING DOCTORS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/279-china-accused-the-glaxo-s-executive-mark-reilly-of-bribing-doctors.html - THE NATURE OF EUROPEAN UNION ALLOWS PARALLEL IMPORTS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/280-the-nature-of-european-union-allows-parallel-imports-in-the-pharmaceutical-market.html - YEMEN’S NEW LAW ON CHILD BRIDES AND FGM CAN MAKE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/287-yemen-s-new-law-on-child-brides-and-fgm-can-make-considerable-progress.html - HEALTHCARE POLICIES: US AND SPAIN HAVE A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW ON THE MATTER
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/288-healthcare-policies-us-and-spain-have-a-different-point-of-view-on-the-matter.html - INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR SPLIT BETWEEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES FOR ALL
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/292-indian-pharmaceutical-sector-split-between-intellectual-property-rights-and-access-to-medicines-for-all.html - THE LANDSCAPE FOR MNCs PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES IS GRADUALLY CHANGING IN INDIA
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/293-the-landscape-for-mncs-pharmaceutical-companies-is-gradually-changing-in-india.html - CHINESE CORRUPTION IN HEALTHCARE SECTOR: THE CRACKDOWN ON PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES IS LIKELY TO BE INTENSIFIED
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/298-chinese-corruption-in-healthcare-sector-the-crackdown-on-pharmaceutical-companies-is-likely-to-be-intensified.html - CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO SEVERE RISKS CAUSED BY TOXIC PESTICIDES AND NICOTINE IN USA TOBACCO FARMS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/299-children-are-exposed-to-severe-risks-caused-by-toxic-pesticides-and-nicotine-in-usa-tobacco-farms.html - THAILAND’S MEDICAL TOURISM IS AT RISK DUE TO THE POLITICAL UNREST
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/302-thailand-s-medical-tourism-is-at-risk-due-to-the-political-unrest.html - CHINA’S INVESTIGATIONS ON DRUGMAKERS HIT THE BIG PHARMA COMPANIES
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/307-china-s-investigations-on-drugmakers-hit-the-big-pharma-companies.html - CHINA: EASING FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN JOINT-VENTURE HOSPITALS
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/309-china-easing-foreign-investments-in-joint-venture-hospitals.html - EUROPE’S PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY’S ISSUE DISCUSSED AT THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS SUMMIT 2014
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/312-europe-s-pharmaceutical-industry-s-issue-discussed-at-the-european-business-summit-2014.html - CHINESE PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SECTOR AS AN EXPERIMENTAL FIELD
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/314-chinese-private-healthcare-sector-as-an-experimental-field.html - CHINA IS RAISING ITS SUBSIDIES FOR HEALTH COVERAGE IN ORDER TO HELP RURAL AREAS HIT BY HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURES
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/315-china-is-raising-its-subsidies-for-health-coverage-in-order-to-help-rural-areas-hit-by-healthcare-expenditures.html - PROFESSOR DANIEL MCFADDEN ARGUES THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SECTOR IN CHINA
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/317-professor-daniel-mcfadden-argues-that-it-is-important-to-improve-the-public-healthcare-sector-in-china.html - IMPROVING PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN AFRICA: A WAY TO REMOVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO MEDICINES
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/318-improving-pharmaceutical-industry-in-africa-a-way-to-remove-financial-barriers-to-medicines.html - GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY: MORE EFFORTS HAVE TO BE DONE BY GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESSES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE SITUATION
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/319-global-health-security-more-efforts-have-to-be-done-by-governments-and-businesses-in-order-to-enhance-the-situation.html - PROPOSALS AND CONCERNS ON THE CHINESE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUE: DOES CHINA NEED TO DRAW A NEW LAW?
http://www.glawcal.org.uk/index.php/9-news/320-proposals-and-concerns-on-the-chinese-environmental-health-issue-does-china-need-to-draw-a-new-law.html