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Webinar Announcement: “Ageism and Age-Based Discrimination in LGBTQ2 Communities” (8 February 2018, 12 PM EST)
The IFA - in partnership with SAGE and Egale Canada - are proud to present the latest webinar in the series on older LGBTQ2 people. "Ageism and Age-Based Discrimination in LGBTQ2...
A letter from the President of the IFA, Mr Bjarne Hastrup
The International Federation on Ageing would like to seize the opportunity of the Holiday season to wish all of our members, supporters and friends happy holidays, Merry...
A stronger retirement system means more money for seniors now and in the future
Canada has a diverse and growing seniors' population with approximately 4.8 million people who are 65 years old or older. In 2015, for the first time in Canadian history, the...
Global Online Consultation on Research Priority Setting for Healthy Ageing (World Health Organization)
The World Health Organization (WHO) adopted the Global Strategy and Action Plan on Ageing and Health in May 2016 during the World Health Assembly. A key objective of the Strategy...
IFA and ILC-UK joint statement on proposed changes to UK childhood pneumococcal immunisation programme
In October 2017, the British Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) proposed that childhood vaccination for pneumococcal disease be moved from a 2+1 schedule (two...
EuroAgeism seeking 15 PhD candidates for ageism related research project
EuroAgeism is seeking 15 excellent early stage researchers (ESR) for a 3-year fully funded Ph.D. program in multiple research areas. EuroAgeism is a prestigious program that is a...
World Pneumonia Day (12 November 2017)
The 2017 World Pneumonia Day (WPD) will take place on 12 November. This year, the IFA will highlight the importance of vaccination against pneumococcal pneumonia for older people...
Exhibit at the IFA 14th Global Conference on Ageing
The IFA is pleased to announce that applications for exhibitors at the 14th Global Conference on Ageing are now open. The 14th Global Conference on Ageing will be held on 8-10...
WHO / IFA Webinar “Engaging Planners as Livable Community Allies” – 7 February 2018 – 11 AM EST
The IFA and the WHO are pleased to present the latest in the webinar series on age friendly communities. The webinar "Engaging Planners as Livable Community Allies" will be...
Improving Community Supports to Reduce Loneliness and Social Isolation in Immigrants 65+
The Centre for Elder Research and their community partners invite you to participate in a half-day think tank focused on social isolation and loneliness among immigrants 65 years...
14th Global Conference on Ageing – Seeking Abstracts
The IFA and the 14th Global Conference on Ageing are seeking abstracts for presentation at the Conference (8-10 August 2018) in Toronto, Canada. The abstracts should fit into one...
Egale Canada and the International Federation on Ageing Announce New Collaboration
In recognition of the unique experiences of LGBTQI [1] seniors as a priority population in Canada, Egale Canada and IFA are pleased to announce their formal collaboration. In...