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Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2009: How Does the Netherlands Compare

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01-Jul-2009

Total health spending accounted for 9.8% of GDP in the Netherlands in 2007, slightly more than the average of 8.9% in OECD countries.

A System of Health Accounts: Implementation - Netherlands

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12-Jan-2009

Information on the status of implementation of OECD's A System of Health Accounts in the Netherlands.

OECD says governments must continue reforms of disability systems

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20-Nov-2008

OECD governments should continue reforming their sickness and disability systems and help people with health problems to retain their jobs or find new ones, according to a new OECD report.

OECD Forum on Medicines for Emerging and Infectious Diseases, Hotels van Oranje, Noordwijk-aan-Zee, the Netherlands, 20-21 June 2007

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14-Jun-2007

Infectious tropical diseases exact a heavy toll on families, societies and economies, particularly in developing countries. The World Health Organisation estimates that one billion people suffer from these dieases, but there are few new  treatments or cures. 

Trends in Severe Disability Among Elderly People (Health Working Paper No. 26)

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30-Mar-2007

Gaétan Lafortune, Gaëlle Balestat

As the number and share of the population aged 65 and over will continue to grow steadily in OECD countries over the next decades, improvements in the functional status of elderly people could help mitigate the rise in the demand for, and hence expenditure on, long-term care.

Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2006: THE NETHERLANDS

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26-Jun-2006

Total health spending accounted for 9.2% of GDP in the Netherlands in 2004, slightly more than the average of 8.9% in OECD countries.

Innovation in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Comparing National Innovation Systems at the Sectoral Level

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31-Mar-2006

This publication examines the innovation system in pharmaceutical biotechnology in eight OECD countries. Based on rich evidence, it draws policy recommendations to foster innovation in biopharmaceuticals advocating an integrated policy approach.

Gezondheid in vogelvlucht: OESO-indicatoren - uitgave 2005. Samenvatting in het Nederlands

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08-Nov-2005

This third edition of Health at a Glance – OECD Indicators 2005 provides the latest comparable data and trends on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries.

Private Health Insurance in the Netherlands: A Case Study (OECD Health Working Papers No. 18)

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17-Dec-2004

Nicole Tapay and Francesca Colombo

Private health insurance is the sole source of primary health coverage for a third of the Netherlands’ population earning above a set income threshold. Social insurance is the main source of health coverage for the majority of the population.