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12-November-2012
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The OECD and the ESRC Genomics Policy & Research Forum jointly organised a one-day Forum on 12 November 2012 in Paris. The event was both retrospective and forward-looking. The forum concluded that the promise of biotechnology is not set but evolves with fresh scientific knowledge, novel laws and regulations. The future of biotechnology needs to also integrate social and cultural dimensions.
14-October-2012
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Israel has world class-primary care services and should now focus efforts on bringing its hospitals up to the same high international standards, according to the OECD’s Health Care Quality Review of Israel.
14-September-2012
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US health care system from an international perspective - OECD Health Data 2012
30-June-2012
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The obesity epidemic slowed down in several OECD countries during the past three years. Rates grew less that previously projected, or did not grow at all, according to new data from ten OECD countries. However, rates remain high and social disparities in obesity are unabated.
30-June-2012
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The review assesses the institutional arrangements and the performance of the Russian health system.
29-June-2012
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Growth in health spending slowed or fell in real terms in 2010 in almost all OECD countries, reversing a long-term trend of rapid increases, according to OECD Health Data 2012.
28-June-2012
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Total health spending accounted for 5.1% of GDP in the Russian Federation in 2010, compared with an OECD average of 9.5%.
28-June-2012
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Total health spending accounted for 2.6% of GDP in Indonesia in 2010, much lower than the OECD average of 9.5%.
28-June-2012
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Total health spending accounted for 4.1% of GDP in India in 2010, significantly lower than the OECD average of 9.5%.
28-June-2012
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Total health spending accounted for 9.0% of GDP in Brazil in 2010, about one percentage point below the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.
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