20/10/2023 09:14 AM

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new publication listing key regulatory considerations on artificial intelligence (AI) for health. The publication emphasizes the importance of establishing AI systems’ safety and effectiveness, rapidly making appropriate systems available to those who need them, and fostering dialogue among stakeholders, including developers, regulators, manufacturers, health workers, and patients.

19/10/2023 08:19 AM

Institutional resilience and the need to maintain operational continuity are concepts widely recognised in social security as the main indispensable characteristics for providing services to the population in the event of natural disasters or unforeseen catastrophic events. This has manifested itself over the years in efforts to strengthen processes, infrastructure and the resources that institutions have available to cope with different crises.

18/10/2023 08:50 AM

The “Labor Occupational Accident Insurance and Protection Act” (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) came into effect on May 1, 2022.

17/10/2023 08:00 AM

In a landmark development aimed at investing in and strengthening essential, climate and crisis-resilient primary health care (PHC) services in low- and low-and-middle income countries (LICs and LMICs), three multilateral development banks have joined with WHO to launch the new Health Impact Investment Platform.

11/10/2023 08:33 AM

During the 2020–2022 triennium, the ISSA Technical Commission on Mutual Benefit Societies (TC Mutual) has focused on the evolving needs of an ageing population, social security coverage in a changing world, and the role of social security in promoting inclusive growth and social cohesion.

11/10/2023 05:25 AM

Interview with Ana Marilyn Ortiz Ruiz, General Manager of the Social Security Institute of Guatemala (Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social) on the occasion of International Women's Day, 8 March 2022.

10/10/2023 08:38 AM

The Vision Zero strategy helps drive global efforts to promote a safe and healthy working environment. Every worker has a right to return home safe and healthy. Occupational safety and health is a fundamental principle and right.

09/10/2023 09:15 AM

Under a new Global Framework, some of the most harmful chemicals used in the working environment will be phased out.