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#AWorldSightDay Call to Action
Vision as a Pillar of Healthy Ageing: A World Sight Day Call to Action By Katrina Bouzanis, Director of Policy and Advocacy, International Federation on Ageing (IFA) Imagine...

Op-ed: National Day of Observance for COVID-19
The International Federation on Ageing (IFA), in collaboration with the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) and the Health Coalition of Alberta (HCOA) is pleased to present an...

Press Release – Global Experts Gather at the IFA’s 17th Global Conference on Ageing
The International Federation on Ageing (IFA) is proud to share highlights from its landmark 17th Global Conference on Ageing, the first of its kind to be held on the African...
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LGBTI and Long-term Care Facilities: Creating Culturally Safe Care
An interview with Ms. Samantha Edmonds Ms. Samantha Edmonds is one of Australia’s leading LGBTI inclusive strategists, policy makers and influencers with extensive knowledge and...
Australia’s COVID-19 successes shine a light on Canada’s troubled long-term care sector
Greg Shaw of the IFA speaks to the differences in the long-term care systems in Canada and Australia which have had a large impact on the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in both countries in this CBC News article.
Working Together to Defeat Invasive Meningococcal Disease
April 24 is World Meningitis Day, and on this day, the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) together with the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO) and Immunize Canada want to remind you that meningococcal disease is a health risk you should not take.
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