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BUDGET RESPONSE: Coronavirus crisis highlights Government failure to adequately invest in prevention
Mar 11, 2020
For Immediate Release 11 March 2020 Coronavirus crisis highlights Government failure to adequately invest in prevention No comprehensive plan of action to respond to the challenges of longer lives Responding to the Budget Statement David Sinclair, Director of the...
“Never too late” to prevent ill health
Feb 28, 2020
LONDON: Global health leaders meet to galvanise action on prioritising the prevention of ill health New report reveals that failing to invest in prevention could cost governments over £500bn a year Representatives of the World Health Organization; OECD, World Economic...
Greater Manchester “ideally placed” to maximise the economic opportunities of ageing, finds new report
Feb 25, 2020
By 2040, there will be 198,000 more people aged 50+ in Greater Manchester, against a total population of approximately 3,000,000. The combined spending power of Greater Manchester’s households aged 65+ is increasing by £280 million each year. Greater Manchester’s 65+...
Advances in driving technology could help combat loneliness in later life, new report finds
Feb 6, 2020
A new report launched today by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC), supported by LV= General Insurance, argues that advances in automated driving, electric vehicles and ridesharing could enable older people to maintain their social connections for longer....
Global health leaders meet to galvanise action around healthy ageing
Feb 4, 2020
Date: Friday, 28 February 2020 Time: 2.00 (for 2.30)- 4.30pm (followed by a drinks reception) Location: Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE On 28 February 2020, leading global health experts, including speakers from WHO and OECD (full list of...
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