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Obamacare: the dismantling begins

The US Senate has taken the first concrete step towards dismantling Obamacare. It has voted to instruct key committees to draft legislation repealing the US president's signature health insurance prog

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Ukraine

360 video: How the UNDP is helping save lives in Ukraine

In 2015, the country's government handed over the procurement and distribution of some life-saving drugs to international organisations including the UN. Access and cost have improved as a result.

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Real Economy

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The tide has definitely turned against Europe’s population – making it increasingly ‘grey’.

15/11/2016

Health Series

Resuscitating Greece's struggling health system

Greece is facing crippling debts, high unemployment and a daily influx of migrants. All of which impacts the healthcare sector. This edition of Smart

12/04/2016

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England's junior doctors in good voice during pay strike

Junior doctors in England broke into song during a strike over pay. They are today (Thursday, March 10) continuing their 48-hour walkout following

10/03/2016

Health Series

It's good to talk - Doctor-Patient trial shows promise

A trial of shared decision making tools in occupational health in the UK shows encouraging results

13/01/2016

France

France introduces plain cigarette packaging

The French parliament has narrowly passed a law to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes . It’s in a bid to cut the number of its smokers

26/11/2015

Focus

Europe's ageing population: how will healthcare systems cope?

23/03/2015

France

Care, not paperwork, say French health workers

Thousands of French health practitioners took to the streets of Paris on Sunday (March 15) to protest against a bill aimed at reforming the country’s

15/03/2015

USA

Barack Obama's silly Buzzfeed video goes viral

US president Barack Obama appears fairly un-presidential in a new video produced by Buzzfeed to encourage Americans to enrol in an Obamacare health

12/02/2015

World News

Action on malnutrition and obesity called for at international conference.

19/11/2014

USA

Obama’s embattled health care law reaches milestone, defies critics

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USA

Healthcare.gov 2.0 sigh of relief for Obama administration

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USA

Democrats confident to move forward with 'Obamacare'

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My Europe Series

Catalonia: The effect of the cuts to the health system

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