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Learn moreClaire Choo is a professor in social epidemiology and biostatistics in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Universiti Malaya. Her research interests include the international public health burden of violence especially on children, women and older people; investigating the linkages between violence against children/adolescents/older people and mental health; the development and evaluation of interventions to address violence; research on the victimization of children using information and communication audio-visual technology and exposure to social media such as cyberbullying, sexual and physical victimization; and the application of the mixed methodology in public health research. Her current projects include determining the magnitude and social determinants of elder abuse (EAN) among the community and institutionalized older adults; examine effects of educational intervention on management of EAN among healthcare providers; review the effectiveness of interventions on EAN; estimating the magnitude of abuse among primary school children; exploring the awareness and communication practice of parents of primary school children on sexual abuse, determine the exposure to risk and victimisation using ICTs among adolescents and the association between domestic violence with psychiatric morbidity and victims’ readiness to leave.
MoreChristopher Mikton’s areas of responsibility within WHO's Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing Unit (DHA) cover the abuse of older people, social isolation and loneliness, ageism and the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing “enabler” of data, research and innovation. Christopher Mikton is a dual Swiss and American national. Before joining DHA, he worked as a Technical Officer for 8.5 years in WHO's Prevention of Violence Unit (where one of his areas of responsibility was abuse of older people). He has also worked in academia in the UK and a clinical scientist for the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice and Department of Health's Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder Programme, as well as for the International Committee of the Red Cross. He was educated at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom (PhD and MPhil) and McGill University in Montreal, Canada (BA).
MoreChristelle Sibdou Liliane Kafando holds a master's degree in sociology from Joseph Ki-Zerbo University in Ouagadougou. She specializes in gender, sexual and reproductive health, as well as the fight against sexual violence. During her career she has been involved in several research and development projects. Since March 2023, she has held the position of Field Coordinator at l’Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population at l’Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo for the project “Misoprostol and the reduction of maternal mortality in Burkina Faso and Senegal ", in partnership with Brandeis University in the United States and Cheick Anta Diop University in Senegal. Previously, she has held positions such as Qualitative Research Manager, project manager for various projects related to sexual and reproductive health and the fight against gender-based violence, as well roles as consultant and research assistant in studies of maternal health and family planning. She has also been involved in research projects on the rights of older people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Christelle is a committed young researcher. She continues to work to advance social research in Burkina Faso and beyond.
MoreAresya contributes to the Intervention Accelerator: Abuse for Older People project (IA-AOP) by providing support on data extraction and data management tasks for systematic reviews. As the IA-AOP project progresses in identifying interventions ready for evaluation, she is involved in tailoring the Systematic Screening and Assessment Method to align with the project's current needs. Prior to her work in IA-AOP, she interned at Universiti Malaya contributing to a qualitative project examining the Malaysian perspective on ageism and its impact on the healthcare system.
MoreDr Fatemeh Estebsari holds a PhD in Health Education and Promotion from Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran. Her interests include healthy ageing, age-friendly cities, lifestyles of older people, the prevention of abuse for older people, and the design, evaluation, and measurement of interventions to prevent of abuse of older people. She has been working as an Assistant Professor for more than 10 years. Dr Fatemeh Estebsari works with international organizations on older people's issues, such as the World Health Organization, and contributes to the (IA-AOP) project: Intervention Accelerator - Abuse for Older People. She also works with national organizations such as the Ministry of Health in Iran.
MoreHolder of a PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Bordeaux in France. He also holds a Master's degree in Innovations, Development and Societies obtained at 2IE (Burkina Faso) and a Master's degree in Sociology and Education Sciences. He is a teacher-researcher at the University Joseph Ki-Zerbo in Burkina Faso. His research and publications focus on ageing, health systems and policies, gender-based violence (abuse and accusations of witchcraft).
MoreLaura holds a PhD in Criminology from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Mental Health from Queen Mary University of London. She has worked as a violence prevention researcher for over six years. Since 2020, Laura has collaborated with the Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing Unit at WHO, contributing to specific projects like the Global Report on Ageism. Currently, she coordinates a WHO-led initiative aimed at accelerating the development of effective interventions for abuse of older people across low-, middle-, and high-income countries. Laura also collaborates with the Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research at WHO, contributing to the advancement of knowledge on violence against women.
MoreA researcher in social gerontology for more than a decade, her research is aimed at co-designing and integrating clinical and organizational innovations for the prevention and management of situations of mistreatment in the context of caregiving, in community and institutional environments, as well as in the context of using technologies to support aging in place.
MoreJapan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is an incorporated administrative agency that delivers Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the government of Japan. JICA is one of the worldʼs largest bilateral aid agencies, supporting developing countries in addressing their development challenges through flexible combination of various cooperation modalities, such as Technical Cooperation, Finance and Investment Cooperation, and Grants. JICA has 96 overseas offices and operates in approximately 140 countries and regions of the world (As of July 2023). JICA also has 15 domestic offices across Japan that serve as a nexus linking developing countries with regions in the country. These domestic offices promote international cooperation that takes advantage of the characteristics of these regions and contribute to their development through such cooperation.
MoreThe Fred Hollows Foundation is a global leader in eye health and international development with a clear purpose: to make sure everyone has access to high quality, affordable eye health care. The Foundation continues the vital work of Professor Fred Hollows’ whose vision was a world where no one is needlessly blind or vision impaired. The Foundation works in more than 25 countries throughout East and South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and the Pacific, and has a 30-year history of working with national health ministries and partners in lower- and middle-income countries to improve health systems and eliminate avoidable blindness. The Foundation has restored sight to more than 3 million people over the past 30 years, and in the last 5 years alone, it has conducted more than half a million cataract surgeries. With its distinct focus on disadvantaged communities and on those who are most affected by avoidable blindness, the Foundation has improved the lives of many older people worldwide and is committing additional efforts to foster healthy ageing through eye care and other interventions.
MoreSAGE is the world’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ older people. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE is an organization that advocates with and on behalf of and offers supportive services and resources to LGBTQ+ older people and their caregivers.
MoreThe Alliance for Health Innovation brings together a diverse set of cross-sector stakeholders committed to health innovation through the lens of equity and healthy aging. Its mission is to establish the importance of innovation in achieving healthy aging through investments, policy reforms, and strategic partnerships – both for the value to patients and for health system sustainability.
MoreCommonAge is a charitable organisation, advocating to ensure older people are fully recognised in society, and are supported and enabled to live well in an all-age friendly Commonwealth. We support the view that a healthy ageing population is much less expensive one for governments to support, and therefore is less of a burden on taxpayers and health systems. We actively lobby governments, encourage sharing of ideas and promoting intergenerational activities, hold both physical and virtual events, and support ongoing research into issues affecting older people in the Commonwealth.
MoreEstablished in 2013, Bihani Social Venture is Nepal’s first social enterprise working to foster age and disability inclusive communities focusing on older adults. To promote a society inclusive of older people, Bihani offers innovative and diverse services and activities. Our primary focus is on individuals above the age of 50 (however not limited to it) while our secondary focus is on families, institutions and organisations who directly or indirectly work or interact with elders.
MoreAssociation of Senior Living India (ASLI) is a national organization formed with a vision to catalyse the growth and development of the elder care sector in India. The prime objective of the association is to create a platform for all the players in the senior continuum (independent living, home care, assisted living and lifestyle & technology providers) to draw knowledge, learn best practice and act as a single point of reference.
MoreProAge is a UK charity dedicated to combatting ageism at work thereby creating age-inclusive workplaces and high-performing multigenerational teams. We help companies by offering three core services: 1. Age-inclusive audits and ongoing follow-up; 2. Multigenerational workplace consulting; 3. Leadership training - multigenerational teams.
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