Publications

Welcome to IFAs policy section on Engaging Older People. This section will contain information on this important policy area, including a resource of select policy documents in...

What is age discrimination and why is it important? What are the pieces of legislation in place? Final Report: An Eight-Country Review of Age Discrimination Legislation (Full...

The International Federation on Ageing and Bayer HealthCare Animal Health hosted a web conference on Thursday, September 25, 2014 with leading experts to announce the release of...

UNFPA Indonesia Monograph Series "Indonesia on the Threshold of Population Ageing" is the first monograph in a series covering population-related issues in Indonesia.  The report...

"There are four kinds of people in the world -- those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need...

”Managing Older People with Type 2 Diabetes,” a report published by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in 2013 is a global guideline meant to respond to one of the most...

For a french version of this page, click here On April 2013, the Global Ageing and Vision Advocacy Summit brought together many experts to discuss the challenges of vision loss...

The Employers for Carers and Department of Health Task and Finish Group was set up in 2012 to explore ways in which carers – people looking after a family member or friend who is...

Released by the Australian Human Right Commission in 2013 - 4.1 million employed people in Australia (38.2 per cent of all employees), have unpaid caring responsibilities. This...

This report outlines the case for a revolution in long term care and captures some of the supporting material that has aided the development of the Technology Strategy Board’s...

This study was undertaken to see what can be learned from the experience of the Netherlands about long term care in order to inform policy, research and practice in the UK. The...