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Palliative Care dialogue with WHO Director-General
worldwide/virtualPlease consider yourself invited to a Palliative Care dialogue with the WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros and representatives of Civil Society Organizations, on Wednesday 28 April 2021 at 15:00-16:30 GVA (Central European Summer) Time. This roundtable is organized by the IAHPC in collaboration with the Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance and the International Federation on Ageing. To join the dialogue,
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Palliative Care dialogue with WHO Director-General
worldwide/virtualPlease consider yourself invited to a Palliative Care dialogue with the WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros and representatives of Civil Society Organizations, on Wednesday 28 April 2021 at 15:00-16:30 GVA (Central European Summer) Time. This roundtable is organized by the IAHPC in collaboration with the Worldwide Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance and the International Federation on Ageing. To join the dialogue,
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A National Day of Remembrance: Honoring Nursing Home Lives Lost
worldwide/virtualPlease join us for a national online event to honor more than 182,000 nursing home lives lost to COVID-19. This program will feature shared remembrances, spiritual reflections, musical tributes and statements by elected officials. Register here! Presented by Gray Panthers NYC ______________________________________________________________________________________________ CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY, please visit ngocoa-ny.org.
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A National Day of Remembrance: Honoring Nursing Home Lives Lost
worldwide/virtualPlease join us for a national online event to honor more than 182,000 nursing home lives lost to COVID-19. This program will feature shared remembrances, spiritual reflections, musical tributes and statements by elected officials. Register here! Presented by Gray Panthers NYC ______________________________________________________________________________________________ CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY, please visit ngocoa-ny.org.
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Conversation with Mr. Kazuki Yamada on ‘The Decade of Healthy Ageing Digital Platform: A Vehicle for Change’
worldwide/virtualIFA Global Cafe: In Conversation with Mr. Kazuki Yamada on ‘The Decade of Healthy Ageing Digital Platform: A Vehicle for Change’ As to share some of the features and explain how the Decade of Healthy Ageing Digital platform works and how individuals can engage with the variety of content available to drive the decade of
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Conversation with Mr. Kazuki Yamada on ‘The Decade of Healthy Ageing Digital Platform: A Vehicle for Change’
worldwide/virtualIFA Global Cafe: In Conversation with Mr. Kazuki Yamada on ‘The Decade of Healthy Ageing Digital Platform: A Vehicle for Change’ As to share some of the features and explain how the Decade of Healthy Ageing Digital platform works and how individuals can engage with the variety of content available to drive the decade of
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Building Global Momentum for Adult Vaccination Policy within COVID-19: Making COVID-19 a Springboard for Adult Vaccinations
worldwide/virtualThe COVID-19 pandemic has unearthed an uncomfortable structural and societal ageism affecting the human rights of millions of people around the world. From hospital triaging guidelines to chronic understaffing of long-term care facilities, national health systems did not take the necessary steps to ensure that vulnerable people had access to life-saving health services, regardless of
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Building Global Momentum for Adult Vaccination Policy within COVID-19: Making COVID-19 a Springboard for Adult Vaccinations
worldwide/virtualThe COVID-19 pandemic has unearthed an uncomfortable structural and societal ageism affecting the human rights of millions of people around the world. From hospital triaging guidelines to chronic understaffing of long-term care facilities, national health systems did not take the necessary steps to ensure that vulnerable people had access to life-saving health services, regardless of
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[HLPF side event] Stakeholder Group on Ageing presents “COVID-19 Pandemic: A Stress Test of Global Ageing”
worldwide/virtualSGA Official Side Event at the UN High-level Political Forum Older persons have been among the first and hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. In many respects the pandemic could be viewed as a test of how prepared/or not Member States are for the rapidly ageing society. Pandemics disrupt and have the potential to drive
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[HLPF side event] Stakeholder Group on Ageing presents “COVID-19 Pandemic: A Stress Test of Global Ageing”
worldwide/virtualSGA Official Side Event at the UN High-level Political Forum Older persons have been among the first and hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. In many respects the pandemic could be viewed as a test of how prepared/or not Member States are for the rapidly ageing society. Pandemics disrupt and have the potential to drive
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