Are Influenza Vaccines Worth It? This blog was based on the paper written by: Palache, Abraham. (2018). Internal Medicine Review. Global Seasonal Influenza Disease and Vaccination: A Paradox with Substantial Public Health Implications. To learn more, click here. To...
IFA Welcomes Three New Project Officers The International Federation on Ageing is pleased to welcome Ms. Anna Sangster, Ms. Stephanie Sebastian and Ms. Helen Valkanas to the team as Project Officers this March/April. As recent graduates of their respective Masters of...
Fighting the Flu through Targeted Awareness Campaigns – Expert Meeting In the winter of 2017, Germany saw 82,000 cases of influenza, with a vaccination rate below 50% recorded in recent years.[1] Influenza vaccination is a critical yet underthought element of a life...
Adult Vaccination in the Asia Pacific: Mobilising Policy and Practice Knowledge Expert Meeting Experts from the fields of ageing, infectious diseases, public health, medicine and nursing gathered in Singapore recently to discuss adult vaccination uptake in the Asia...
Live from New York: What’s Happening in Ageing at the United Nations in 2019? The United Nations, founded in 1945, is currently made up of 193 Member States. You might ask “where does ageing fit into the UN’s mandate?” Actually, all of the issues mentioned above...
