DATE: 31 October 2024 (Thursday)
TIME: 10:00 EST

Join PAHO/WHO on World Cities Day, 31 October at 10:00 am (EST), for a webinar launching a virtual course aimed at providing knowledge on age-friendly environments, healthy ageing, and the importance of developing cities and communities that foster the abilities of older people.

In recent years, the global age-friendly community has grown and strengthened, as more cities and communities commit to being better places to age. This growth can be seen reflected in the WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities. With more than 1,600 cities and communities worldwide, the Network reaches over 330 million people worldwide. In the Region of the Americas, this growth has occurred exponentially in recent years, reaching today to represent more than half of all its members in 15 countries.

With financial support from the Government of Canada, PAHO and the WHO developed this training initiative, which will be available on the PAHO/WHO Virtual Public Health Campus in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The course also provides strategies to encourage participation in the WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities. To respond to the challenges related to population aging, the United Nations Decade of Healthy Aging (2021-2030) proposes to foster communities that support the capabilities of older persons and promote healthy aging.

The webinar will offer simultaneous translation into English, Spanish, and Portuguese.