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"Children are the future", therefore, it is essential to prioritize the health and well-being of our children to ensure that they grow up to be healthy, productive, and happy individuals. Accessing health services at an early age is important to future health and life outcomes. Yet, little is currently known on the role of health insurance in facilitating access to care for children.

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On May 24, Yamanashi prefecture's authorities held an online Q&A session about the new insurance policy, with more than 20 companies that employ Vietnamese people in the prefecture attending.

24/06/2024 02:46 PM

According to ILO, Employment cooperation means Workers’ participation or involvement in decision-making, labour-management cooperation and participative or cooperative practices in an enterprise.

24/06/2024 02:46 PM

According to UNESCO Institute for Statistics, vocational education is education that is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships).

24/06/2024 02:45 PM

Occupation shortage is disparity between supply and demand in the labor market. Before Covid-19 pandemic, many high-income countries faced increased vacancy rates and labour shortages, which persisted into 2023. This analysis examines the dynamics underlying labour market fluctuations in advanced economies, such as cyclical movements, structural shifts and pandemic-induced trends.

24/06/2024 02:45 PM

The ILO defines persons with disabilities at work as "indi - viduals whose prospects of securing, returning to, retaining and advancing in suitable employ - ment are substantially reduced as a result of a duly recognized physical, sensory, intellectual or mental impairment"

24/06/2024 02:45 PM

Social protection has become a key element in national strategies for human development, political stability, and inclusive growth to protect most vulnerable people from shocks and stress in the course of their lives. Many countries have by now achieved significant progress in expanding access to social protection. Nevertheless, 55% of the world’s population is still deprived of the benefits associated with social protection.

24/06/2024 02:40 PM

Social security institutions worldwide encounter formidable obstacles in delivering quality services in an increasingly challenging environment. Challenges include limited resources and infrastructure, with escalating demands, which hinder their ability to provide comprehensive support to their members and overall target population. Overcoming these hurdles necessitates innovative strategies and international cooperation to ensure comprehensive service delivery as well as equitable and sustainable social security provision. This is where Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes a critical and enabling technology in social security. It can help significantly depressurize resources to focus on specific segments of the population, help gain insights into patterns previously undetected, and in general improve service delivery.