Staff: Ana Mickovska, Marija Risteska, Qendresa Sulejmani
(HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION AND SOCIAL POLICY; YOUTH AND CHILDREN POLICY)
Since 1989 and the beginning of democratic and economic transition, the quality of life of many Macedonian citizens has decreased. Concerned with establishing a better quality of life through respect of the human rights and adjusting the policies which stand in the way of achieving this, we recognize that development must place people at the center of its concerns. Hence, building up human capabilities and using those capabilities fully has been at the heart of this research area which places a specific focus on the following aspects:
- Investment in the education, health and skills of people;
- Developing a well-structured social expenditures by the government;
- Empowerment of people, particularly women and youth.
With the aim to tackle these general aspects of human development, the CRPM, by conducting provocative evidence-based analysis (see the papers listed below), has given its contribution towards achieving the following objectives:
1. Establishing a more efficient health sector that would appropriately address both, the needs of the citizens and the health institutions.
2. Vouching for a better youth organizing and improved representation of the interests of the youth.
3. Overcoming the deficiencies of the pension insurance system in order to provide services to better suit both the needs of the citizens and the employers
4. Improving the quality and efficiency of the education system and adjusting it to better fit the needs of the current market economy.