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New Secretary General Announcement
4 December 2024 The International Federation on Ageing is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Anjali Tripathi as the next Secretary General, effective 2 January 2024.Dr....

Cosy Comforts: How Warmth Can Ease Winter Loneliness
As we age, we begin to struggle more with feelings of loneliness during the winter months. With the days getting shorter and the nights longer, social gatherings often get...

IFA in the Decade of Healthy Ageing
"When we do things together, we can achieve great things. This is not about egos, it’s not about specific organizations, it is about what do we want to change and how do we work...
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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.