15/08/2019 10:00 AM

Besides administrative reform, Việt Nam Social Security has accelerated the application of IT, creating favourable conditions for participants, beneficiaries and medical facilities.

15/08/2019 09:54 AM

From August 2019, a number of policies regarding pension, social insurance benefits and health insurance will take effect, as follows:

15/08/2019 09:28 AM

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.

13/08/2019 01:36 PM

The social security sector has played an active role in managing drug prices, making contributions to building, completing policies, engaging in drug bidding and piloting centralised drug bidding which brings about good results.

13/08/2019 01:33 PM

ASEAN could only be a sustainable and long-lasting Community should the member countries maintain solidarity and unity and overcome differences through the cohesion of common values and interests.

13/08/2019 09:26 AM

Decent work is not just a goal – it is a driver of sustainable development. Below are the main goals and targets that the ILO will focus on. However, its work and mission will be crucial to advancing the entire 2030 Agenda.

08/08/2019 09:35 AM

World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration signed in August 1990 by government policymakers, WHO, UNICEF and other organizations to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.

08/08/2019 09:02 AM

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is grappling with the world’s second largest Ebola epidemic on record, with more than 1,800 lives lost and 2,600 confirmed infections since the outbreak was declared on 01 August 2018. The outbreak is occurring in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. Neighbouring countries are taking steps to mitigate the risk of spread. The World Health Organization has more than 600 staff on the ground supporting the Government-led response together with national and international partners.