Search results

Turkish health system’s troubles will stay a hot topic

Location:

TURKEY

Government parties recently blocked opposition moves to hold a parliamentary debate on attacks on health workers. The government is proud of its heath policies, but the system is…

Pandemic deepens long-term risks to US women workers

Location:

UNITED STATES

Women, especially those from minorities, are more likely to have dropped out of the labour force or moved to part-time or precarious employment. Jobs recovery has also been slower…

Pandemic could facilitate Argentina healthcare reform

Location:

ARGENTINA

In June, Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner called for a comprehensive reform of the healthcare system. Against the backdrop of weaknesses exposed by the COVID-19…

Urbanisation will rise as birth rate declines in Peru

Location:

PERU

Results of the 2017 census.

Myanmar civil service reform risks a two-tiered system

Location:

MYANMAR

Outlook for civil service reform in Myanmar.

South Africa's Ramaphosa will stress reform momentum

Location:

SOUTH AFRICA

This included the retention of key officials such as Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. While Ramaphosa has committed his administration…

Pandemic has worsened several US societal problems

Location:

UNITED STATES

While the pandemic has both amplified and illuminated areas of racial, gender and economic inequality, it has also overshadowed a range of worsening societal problems that had…

Despite wellbeing concerns, US adults are happier

Location:

UNITED STATES

Biles provided a high-profile but not uncommon example of the deterioration of individual wellbeing in the United States. Many public health indicators were pointing in that…

Mental illness is rising among young US adults

Location:

UNITED STATES

Proposition 1, backed by Governor Gavin Newsom, was partly prompted by the rise in homelessness in Los Angeles linked to the inability of mental health services to keep up with…

Safety worries will slow micro-mobility adoption

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

Its larger rival Uber is likely to follow suit. Such ride-hailing and sharing technology companies are at one end of the micro-mobility transformation of urban transport to rider…