COVID-19 in SA: Understanding epidemiologic heterogeneity to guide equitable responses for an ageing population
Thursday 11 March 2021, 14:00 – 15:00 GMT
This event is part of a seminar series: Perspectives on Global Ageing Read more
Thursday 11 March 2021, 14:00 – 15:00 GMT
This event is part of a seminar series: Perspectives on Global Ageing Read more
Date: 9 March 2021
Time: 3.00-4.30 pm (ICT / GMT+7)
Venue: Virtual Zoom meeting
Co-hosts: HelpAge International and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Read more
Thursday 4 March 2021, 14:00 – 15:00 GMT
This event is part of a seminar series: Perspectives on Global Ageing Read more
Thursday 25 February 2021, 14:00 – 15:00 GMT
This event is part of a seminar series: Perspectives on Global Ageing Read more
Hilary 2021 Seminar Series – Perspectives on Global Ageing
Thursday 18 February 2021, 16:00 – 17:00 GMT Read more
Dr Jacob Moorad will be speaking on “Maternal effects and ageing: an evolutionary perspective.” in the next instalment of the Living Longer Better Seminar Series hosted by Dr Rob Salguero-Gomez. Read more
Professor Fernando Colchero will be speaking on “The evolutionary landscape of primate mortality” in the next instalment of the Living Longer Better Seminar Series hosted by Dr Rob Salguero-Gomez. Read more
Hilary 2021 Seminar Series – Perspectives on Global Ageing
Thursday 11 February 2021, 14:00 – 15:00 GMT
Care provision in industrialized countries has been commonly considered women’s work. Yet we now see a rapidly emerging group of carers, men who combine parental caregiving with their employment, thereby exposing themselves to the same life-course and health risks so well-documented for working women who provide care. In Japan, the quitting of employment due to family care by 100,000 workers annually triggered a 2015 government initiative aimed at reforming work to make work and care compatible. Read more
Thursday 11 February 2021, 13:00 – 16:00 GMT
Due to success of modern evidence-based medicine, the aged population in the developed world is rising rapidly, and although more people live longer – a large part of these extra years are spent in poor health. Ageing is in and of itself not classified as a disease, but the underlying biological changes result in the increased risk of developing a complex plethora of morbidities. Read more
External event: This event is organized by the Herczeg Institute on Aging at Tel Aviv University in collaboration with the University of Southern Denmark and Oxford University.
New Perspectives on Lifespan Inequality Webinar and Open Discussion