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The World Blind Union is a global organization that represents the worldwide community of 253 million blind and partially sighted persons. We have been working for more than 3...

This week is World Immunization Week (WIW) with the theme of "Protected Together, #VaccinesWork." World Immunization Week is a campaign led by the World Health Organization (WHO)...

IFA – Live from New York Post by Dr Sandra Timmermann (IFA UN Representative and Editor of Live From New York). Please contact Dr Timmermann with any questions or comments. A...

In 2017, the IFA was pleased to welcome Clara Castoldi, a third-year student of the Institute of Political Studies in Aix-en-Provence, France, as an intern.  Clara had kindly...

La population a tendance à penser que les vaccins ne sont nécessaires que pour les enfants et avant un voyage. L’immunisation des personnes âgées est souvent négligée, surtout en...

Abstracts are being accepted until December 1 2017, and can be in the form of an oral presentation, poster, symposium or workshop.  Submissions must fall under one of the four...

The latest WHO / IFA webinar, “Aging2.0: Improving Experiences For Older People Through Technology and Innovation” was presented by Mr. Stephen Johnston, co-founder and CEO of...

Guest post by Gary Finnegan, Editor, Vaccines Today Flu season is over for another year. Vaccines Today reported that worst-affected age group were those older 65 years of age....