In this webinar, expert speakers from ILC-UK, Johns Hopkins University, and the Global Coalition on Aging will explore what we are learning from the experience of older adults in COVID-19 about how health ecosystems – from the central healthcare system to care settings, caregivers, employers, and individuals – all must adapt to the needs of an ageing society, both during the pandemic and beyond.

The next World Congress of the International Association for Gerontology and Geriatrics will take place in Buenos Aires in June 2021, chaired by the Argentine Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics (SAAG) and the Gerontological Association of Argentina (AGA).

The World Health Summit is one of the world’s leading strategic forums for global health. Held annually in Berlin, it brings together leaders from politics, science and medicine, the private sector, and civil society to set the agenda for a healthier future.

This event will launch ILC-UK's research findings on the health and productivity burden of preventable diseases in later life and focus on the need to implement preventative health interventions across the life course.