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Expenditure by disease, age and gender - Focus on Health Spending - April 2016

OECD has released data on health spending by disease, age and gender - the first time that such consistent international estimates have been made available. These data are important because they can support policy makers in decisions about resource allocation. This policy brief presents the main findings using data from a group of 12 OECD countries over the period from 2003 to 2011.

The doctor will see you now (if you turn on the video)

An elderly man with cardiovascular disease tests his own blood pressure, and sends the results to an online application that his doctor can access. Another patient with depression living in a rural area far from health services tells a psychiatrist how he is feeling via a video connection. All of this occurs without the patients leaving their homes.

Launch of the UNSG High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth with Angel Gurría as co-vice chair

Launch and first meeting of the Commission, Lyon, France. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Mr François Hollande, President of France and, H.E. Mr Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa.

Health Workforce Policies in OECD Countries - Right Jobs, Right Skills, Right Places

Fact sheet: Trends in Medical Education and Training in the Slovak Republic

In the Slovak Republic, students can access medical education after having completed high school and having passed a university entrance examination. Since 2003, Slovakian medical schools are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport, which also determines the financial resources available to them.

Fact sheet: Trends in Medical Education and Training in the Netherlands

Following this medical degree, new medical graduates can apply to enter in four different types of post-graduate clinical training programmes that are of various length: general practice (lasting 3 years), more than 30 different medical or surgical specialties (lasting 4 to 6 years), public health specialty (lasting 2.5 to years), or nursing home specialist (lasting 2 years).

Fact sheet: Trends in Medical Education and Training in the United Kingdom

To become a doctor in the UK, on average, a student can expect between 10 to 15 years of university education and post-graduate training.

Fact sheet: Trends in Medical Education and Training in Germany

There are 37 faculties of medicine in Germany offering medical education, including a private university. Admission to medical studies remains highly competitive. In 2011, 37,400 students applied but only 9,432 students were admitted (roughly one out of four).

Fact sheet: Trends in Nursing Education in Germany

In Germany, there are two main categories of nurses, first level and second level. A majority of first level nurses are trained through a 3-year vocational training programme involving hospital-based training, and these nurses can go on to pursue further education and training to specialise within the hospital setting.