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Outcomes of the Belfast and Stockholm Meetings on Adult Vaccination   This past fall, the IFA held meetings in Belfast, United Kingdom (6-7 September 2018) and Stockholm,...

With a rapidly ageing global population, addressing the and harnessing the opportunities that older people experience is of great importance.  In August 2018, the International...

See official statement here. With a low birth rate and long life expectancy, Japan is holding on to its position as the world’s oldest society, a quality to be admired, with 1 in...

Consensus Statement Click here for PDF version. Diabetes is a significant global public health concern with wide ranging social and economic consequences.  In the United Kingdom...

12 November 2018 FULL STATEMENT  Today, in honour of World Pneumonia Day, The International Federation on Ageing joins the Alliance for Aging Research, the European Federation of...

The International Federation on Ageing (IFA), in collaboration with Ældre Sagen, convened the Adult Vaccination: A Public Health Priority expert meeting on 16-17 January 2018 in...

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...

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...

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...

Colombia, enfrenta grandes retos en envejecimiento y vejez, dados por la baja tasa de natalidad en comparación con el aumento en la expectativa de vida. Actualmente existen más...