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Companies in the UAE aren’t doing enough to protect employees they send to malaria prone regions, say experts. Over the past three years there has been a 61 percent increase in travel to malaria prone African countries, according to analysis of more than 8.7 million travellers by International SOS. The organisation said the number of [...]
According to a recent announcement, Nigeria will implement its health system reforms by 2015. The plans aim to extend access to essential primary care services for women and children. Grandly named, “Saving One Million Lives”, the scheme is designed to work at a community level and provide everyone with coverage. “Saving One Million Lives will [...]
Good news for expats living in Europe, all signs point towards flu season coming to an end. In all reporting countries this week, flu cases continue to decline with some already returning to their levels outside of flu season. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has declared, after three months of active [...]
Last December the Philippine government signed the country’s first reproductive health law after a 14 year controversial battle. The new law, providing access to contraception and family planning advice was due to come into effect by the end of March this year. The Supreme Court, however, has now delayed its implementation until a hearing in [...]
Expats living the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with private medical insurance should be cautious when getting treated in private hospitals. There have been reports of hospitals taking advantage of patients with health insurance. In Emirates 24/7 it was reported that some facilities are looking to make money by over-diagnosing patients with minor ailments. Their insurance [...]
The mandatory level of health insurance required by Dutch law has recently increased in cost, despite record numbers of people being unable to meet the payments on their premiums. In addition there have been a number of changes to the terms of certain services and a significant rise in the excess rate. The Basisverzekering insurance [...]
The Australian government is urging families to shop around and find the best private health insurance deal as premiums are set to rise by an average 5.6% from April. “Families can find the best deal by shopping around, as more than half of private health insurers are this year increasing their premiums by an average [...]
Brazil’s expanding middle class is attracting foreign healthcare investment, as the growing health needs of South America’s largest economy promise high returns. According to Brazil’s census bureau, a decade of steady economic growth has lifted some 35 million Brazilians into the country’s broad middle class, a section of society which now represents about half of [...]
A policy change at Central Michigan University means international students no longer have to have medical insurance. It is standard practice to require international students to buy sufficient health insurance in order to study in the U.S. This change means many foreign students aren’t properly covered and consequently are running up large medical bills when [...]
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