ELSA Seminar Series

The OECD Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Directorate has launched in September 2008 a series of seminars open to both external and internal speakers. It is intended to be an informal forum for discussion of policy-oriented empirical research work among policy-makers, academics and OECD staff.

Chronic Diseases: Chronic Diseases and Development 3

This article published in The Lancet highlights the fact that the obesity epidemic is spreading to low-income and middle-income countries as a result of new dietary habits and sedentary ways of life, fuelling chronic diseases and premature mortality.

Santé : améliorer les soins de santé est vital pour la croissance à long terme

Le Secrétaire général, Angel Gurría, recense les enjeux clés examinés par les ministres de la santé et les responsables de la santé venus de quelque 35 pays qui se sont réunis à l’OCDE cette semaine.

OECD Health Policy Studies - Improving Value in Health Care: Measuring Quality

This publication describes what international comparable quality measures are currently available and how to link these measures to quality policies such as accreditation, practice guidelines, pay-for-performance, national safety programmes and quality reporting.

Related Documents

• Health Care Quality Indicators
• Forum on the Quality of Care
• OECD Health Ministerial Meeting
• Key Health Publications
• Key Analytical Health Projects

OECD Health Policy Studies - Value for Money in Health Spending

This publication examines current efforts to improve health care efficiency, including tools that show promise in helping health systems provide the best care for their money.

Related Documents

• OECD Health Ministerial Meeting
• Key Health Publications
• Key Analytical Health Projects

Santé : des soins de qualité à des prix raisonnables

Les ministres de la santé et des hauts fonctionnaires de quelque 35 pays se réuniront cette semaine au siège de l’OCDE afin d’échanger leurs points de vue sur les moyens de concilier au mieux le droit des citoyens de leurs pays à bénéficier des meilleurs soins de santé possibles

Third Lancet Series on Chronic Diseases: China - Key Facts

1. In China, during the last 15 years, overweight rates doubled and obesity rates tripled. Now, 1 in 3 men and 1 in 4 women are overweight.

Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat - Spain Key Facts

Adult obesity rates in Spain are higher than the OECD average, but child rates are amongst the highest in the OECD. Two out of 3 men are overweight and 1 in 6 people are obese in Spain.

Related Documents

• Media Brief OBESITY AND THE ECONOMICS OF PREVENTION: FIT NOT FAT Spain
• Fit not fat: Country facts Spain (in Spanish)

Third Lancet Series on Chronic Diseases: Russian Federation - Key Facts

After the political transition rates of obesity rose in the Russian Federation. Currently, half of the population is overweight, 1 in 4 women and one in 10 men are obese.

Third Lancet Series on Chronic Diseases: Brazil - Key Facts

1. Overweight rates in Brazil are higher than the OECD average. Almost 1 in 2 men and and over 1 in 2 women are overweight in Brazil.