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Press release: “We can’t forget about demographic change” UK’s leading think tank on the impact of longevity on society responds to the Queen’s Speech
May 11, 2022
Responding to the Queen’s Speech delivered at the State Opening of Parliament yesterday, David Sinclair, Director of the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) argued: “The package of legislative measures set out in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech, quite rightly focuses...
A complete ban on all smoking would not improve healthy life expectancy for 40 years.
Apr 28, 2022
New research by the International Longevity Centre says ending smoking tomorrow would not be enough to hit Government’s 2035 UK healthy life expectancy target. The negative impact of smoking on health inequalities in the UK means even if smoking stopped tomorrow, the...
We need you: Help us make the high street dementia friendly
Apr 25, 2022
We're looking for ten people to join us on Monday, 13 June to help us design policy, practice and product solutions that will help make our high streets more dementia-friendly. We want to hear from empathetic people with a diverse range of professional and personal...
€125 billion lost each year across Europe due to non-adherence to medication
Apr 7, 2022
Nearly half of all adults worldwide have at least one chronic condition. Yet, adherence to medication for these conditions is as low as 50% in high-income countries and even lower in lower income countries. Non-adherence costs between $100 billion -$290 billion in...
Governments urged to invest at least 6% of health budgets in prevention, as G20 economies lose more than $1 trillion a year from preventable health conditions
Apr 7, 2022
The International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) has today launched its G20 flagship report calling on governments to reorient their health systems to prevent and better manage health conditions amid efforts to build back better following the economic fallout from the...
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