Tag: health care

• Thursday, June 17th 2021 - 09:04 UTC

  “Health care corruption” in Europe worsened during the pandemic, Transparency International report

  

  The coronavirus pandemic has worsened corruption across the European Union, Transparency International said in its annual Global Corruption Barometer report for the EU, pointing out that health care has become a “hotspot for corruption”.

• Thursday, October 11th 2018 - 08:31 UTC

  World Bank unveils “Human Capital Index”: Singapore, South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong top of the list

  

  The World Bank Group unveiled a new system on Thursday to rank countries based on their success in developing human capital, an effort to prod governments to invest more effectively in education and healthcare.

• Saturday, September 29th 2018 - 09:11 UTC

  WHO-led initiative to reduce the use of alcohol by 10% by 2025

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday released SAFER, a new initiative and technical package outlining five high-impact strategies that can help governments reduce the harmful use of alcohol and related health, social and economic consequences.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2011 - 04:34 UTC

  Falklands’ Health Services praised by UK Ministry of Defence audit

  

  An audit into the Falkland Islands Health Service praised the quality care to patients and the impressively wide provision of health care services for such a remote and isolated community.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 16:37 UTC

  Dramatic Gap between Chile’s Public and Private Health Care Sectors

  

  An investigation by the World Bank and Chile’s Health Ministry confirmed large discrepancies between the public and private health sectors.