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Doing Better for Children: Highlights for Switzerland

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01-Sep-2009

Switzerland receives generally good marks in “Doing Better for Children”, the OECD’s first report on the well‐being of children. But there are areas which may need policy attention to improve the lives of Swiss children, including better child exercise and vaccination rates.

Spend early on children, says OECD

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01-Sep-2009

Governments should invest more money on children in the first six years of their lives to reduce social inequality and help all children, especially the most vulnerable, have happier lives, according to the OECD’s first ever report on child well-being in its 30 member countries.

Note pour Eco-Santé OCDE 2009: Suisse

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01-Jul-2009

Les dépenses de santé totales représentaient en Suisse 10.8% du PIB en 2007, soit 2 points de pourcentage de plus que la moyenne des pays de l’OCDE (8.9%).

Babies and Bosses - Key Outcomes of Switzerland compared to OECD average

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21-Nov-2007

Key indicators on fertility, female and sole parent employment, childcare participation, child poverty and gender pay gap.

Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2007 - OECD-Gesundheitsdaten 2007: Die Schweiz im Vergleich

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18-Jul-2007

In der Schweiz beliefen sich die Gesamtausgaben für Gesundheit 2005 auf 11,6% des BIP und lagen damit um 2,6 Prozentpunkte über dem Durchschnitt der OECD-Länder von 9,0%.

Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies in Switzerland (Health Working Paper No. 27)

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28-Jun-2007

Valérie Paris and Elizabeth Docteur

The OECD has released an OECD Health Working Paper (No. 27) from the Pharmaceutical Pricing Policies and Innovation project. The paper describes and assesses pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies in Switzerland.

OECD Reviews of Health Systems: A series of country reports

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25-Jan-2007

OECD Reviews of Health Systems are in-depth studies of the health system of member countries.

Krankheit, Invalidität und Arbeit - Pressemitteilung zur Schweiz

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15-Nov-2006

Die Schweiz sollte die Krankentagegeldversicherung für alle Arbeitnehmer obligatorisch machen und die Krankenständen systematisch messen und managen, um den Verbleib kranker Arbeitnehmer im Arbeitsmarkt ...

Sickness, Disability and Work (Vol. 1): Norway, Poland and Switzerland

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07-Nov-2006

This first report in a new OECD series on sickness, disability and work explores the possible factors behind this paradox. It looks specifically at the cases of Norway, Poland and Switzerland, and highlights the role of institutions and policies. A range of reform recommendations is put forward.

Too many workers leave the labour market through sickness and disability benefits, says OECD

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07-Nov-2006

Norway, Poland and Switzerland should do more to reduce the number of people claiming sickness benefits and help more disabled people to get jobs, according to a new OECD report.