IAA members join Policy-Research Dialogue on healthcare in the region

Dr Sebastiana Kalula, Director of the Albertina & Walter Sisulu Institute of Ageing (IAA) at the University of Cape Town and Prof. Monica Ferreira, former IAA Director, participated in a Policy-Research Dialogue on advancing health care in the region, titled "Advancing health service provision for older persons and age-related noncommunicable disease in sub-Saharan Africa: Identifying key information and training needs".

The event was convened by the African Research on Ageing Network (AFRAN) and co-hosted by the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) in Abuja, Nigeria, 8–10 July 2008.

The three-day workshop aimed to identify information and training needs towards the development of a corps of health professionals skilled in caring for older clients. Four countries were represented in the Dialogue: Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa.

View the report: The outcomes of the Dialogue is available online: Advancing health service provision for older persons and age-related noncommunicable disease in sub-Saharan Africa: Identifying key information and training needs. 

The planning of several training projects to achieve the goals of the Dialogue is underway.