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Written by Dr. Ruth Warick and Dr. Kathy Pichora-Fuller. Don’t let hearing loss limit you is the slogan for World Hearing Day on March 3rd. These are words to live by that Ruth Warick, President of the International Federation of Hard of Hearing People (IFHOH;...
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Flu and YOU… Your evaluation skills are needed! Please read! By: IFA Guest Blogger Kimberley Littlemore, eHealth Digital Media You know how one side of your nose gets blocked up worse than the other when you have a bad cold? Well there IS a reason – or so I have just...
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Improving Dementia Care in Rural and Remote Communities: Actions for Moving Forward By: IFA Guest Blogger Dr. Juanita Bacsu and Dr. Shanthi Johnson Globally, nearly 50 million people live with dementia, and there are almost 10 million new cases per year. Data shows...
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Inégalités en matière de soins chez les personnes âgées : pourquoi la vaccination tout au long de la vie est importante Jane Barratt, Secrétaire générale, International Federation on Ageing (IFA) et Isabelle Deschamps, Responsable des Affaires Publiques Vaccins Monde,...
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Inequalities in Healthcare for Older Adults: Why lifetime immunization is important By: Jane Barratt, General Secretary, International Federation on Ageing (IFA) and Isabelle Deschamps, Head of Global Vaccines Public Affairs, Sanofi Pasteur. By 2020, the number...
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UN IDOP Side Event: End Immunisation Inequality Toward Healthy Ageing The 2019 United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UN IDOP) theme “the journey to age equality” focuses on pathways of coping with existing and preventing future old age inequality. The...