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diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), and measles. Childhood vaccination rates reflect the percentage of children that …All OECD countries have established vaccination programmes based on their interpretation of the risks and benefits of … receive the respective vaccination in the recommended timeframe. The age of complete immunisation differs across countries due …
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vaccination rate refers to the number of people aged 65 and older who have received an annual influenza vaccination, divided by …
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vaccination, and to deliver the vaccines safely and effectively. This brief addresses the role of governments in promoting … distribute them efficiently and equitably. While only a small minority of the population holds strong anti-vaccination views …, hesitancy about COVID‑19 vaccination is evident in many countries. Recognising that vaccination campaigns of the magnitude …
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This brief discusses policies needed to ensure equitable and universal access by all those in need globally to future vaccines for SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and treatments for the disease. It provides a snapshot of the vaccine and drug candidates in the current R&D pipeline. It...
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Good mental health is a vital part of people's well-being. This report uses the OECD Well-being Framework to … by their mental health. Based on this evidence, examples of co-benefits, or policy interventions that can jointly improve … both mental health and other well-being outcomes, are identified for a range of government departments. Implementing and …
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This publication reviews key trends and new policy priorities in relation to the health workforce in OECD countries …Foreword and Acknowledgments -- Executive summary -- Key findings -- Analytical framework of health labour markets … -- Trends in health labour markets and policy priorities to address workforce issues -- Education and training for doctors and …
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Ten years after the introduction of publically-funded universal health insurance, the Mexican health system finds … itself at a critical juncture. Unquestionably, some measures of health and health system performance have improved: those … previously uninsured now use health services more often, whilst numbers reporting impoverishing health expenditure having fallen …
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