"This is going to grow like a forum, and I can only make the parallels to the World Economic Forum, which discusses economic issues and endeavours, and the Aspen Institute, the think tank in the United States. Well, this has all the makings in Australia to bring the best brains related to ageing, so that we can discuss the most important demographic issue of the 21st century, which is of course ageing."
Dr. Alexandre Kalache, MD, PhD. Coordinator, Ageing & Life Course Programme, World Health Organization (WHO).
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Objectives
- To promote healthy ageing and longevity throughout the nations of the developed and developing world by increasing life expectancy and improving quality of life at every age in the human lifespan;
- To be acknowledged as a best practice centre for co-operation and collaboration among national and international participants in the fields of healthy ageing and longevity;
- To be a preferred and authoritative source of information on healthy ageing and longevity for consumers by making information readily available about the factors involved in healthy ageing and by identifying safe and effective ways to prevent or minimise the disabilities, diseases and dysfunctions that currently constrain healthy ageing and longevity;
- To facilitate scientific research in the field of ageing and the collection and the dissemination of clinical and scientific evidence regarding healthy ageing and longevity;
- To establish and operate an independent physical base for the core administration and facilitation of the activities of the Centre;
- To become financially self-sufficient in respect of the core operations of the Centre;
- To acquire additional resources to fund and facilitate research and education in collaboration with approved institutions, educational establishments, organizations & individuals pursuing the same objectives as IRCHAL.
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"IRCHAL is adequately positioned to provide support for addressing the challenges and opportunities of ageing societies around the world, in both developed and developing countries, through promoting interdisciplinary collaboration amongst the world’s leading experts on health and ageing and the dissemination of evidence-based knowledge to all major actors in government and civil society."
Dr. Alexandre Sidorenko, MD, PhD. Chief, United Nations Focal Point on Ageing.
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