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ISSN 1997-1648                                                               No. 7               October 2016


INIA's Training Programmes 

 

In-Situ training programme in Gerontology & Geriatrics - Minsk, Belarus 

Group photo of participants together with Dr. Marvin Formosa, Director INIA.
The International Institute on Ageing, United Nations-Malta (INIA), held an in-situ training programme in collaboration with the UNFPA Belarus on Gerontology & Geriatrics. The in-situ programme was held in Minsk, Belarus, between the 10-12 October 2016, with the aim of supporting the implementation of the national demographic security program in Belarus. Leading experts specializing in demographic ageing have contributed together with other specialists namely from the spheres of social services and healthcare. In all, around 70 specialists took part in this programme, representing the Labour and Social Protection Ministry, the Healthcare Ministry, the Economy Ministry, and research institutions.  Read more...
Right Photo: Dr. Marvin Formosa, Director INIA, together with Dr. Alexandre Sidorenko.
Left photo: 
Participants in session.

2016 UNFPA Executive Training Course on Population, Ageing and Development   

A UNFPA Executive Training Course on Population, Ageing and Development, organised by Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Demography and Geodemography in collaboration with UNFPA and INIA was held in Malta between the 24 September till the 7 October. This two week programme was held at the Imperial Hotel in Sliema which was attended by sixteen participants hailing from Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakistan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe. Read more...
Top Photo: Group photo of participants together with INIA's international tutors Associate Professor Tomas Kucera, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Professor Asghar Zaidi, Professor at the University of Southampton, UK ; Dr. Alexandre Sidorenko, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Austria,  and  Rosette Farrugia-Bonello (Research and Programme Manager, INIA) together with Eduard Jongstra, Population and Development Adviser -Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office.

Below Photo:  (left) Participants being awarded certificates by Prof. Kucera, and Eduard Jongstra, (right) Prof. Zaidi and Dr. Sidorenko.

In-Situ training programme in Social Gerontology - Quezon City Manila, the Philippines  

Opening group photo of participants together with  Dr. Marvin Formosa, Director INIA.
The International Institute on Ageing, United Nations - Malta, in collaboration with the Philippine Society for Gerontology and Geriatrics (PSGG) organised an in-situ programme on Gerontology and Geriatrics in Quezon City, Manila, Philippines. The programme which was attended by 28 participants was held between 12 - 16 September 2016. INIA was represented by INIA's Director Dr. Marvin Formosa and by INIA's Deputy Director Dr. Peter Ferry who also lectured on the course. 
Dr. Marvin Formosa lecturing during the training programme.

In-Situ training programme in Gerontology, Geriatrics and Gerotechnology - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Opening group photo of participants together with  Dr. Marvin Formosa, Director INIA.
The International Institute on Ageing, United Nations-Malta (INIA), held an in-situ training programme in collaboration with the Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) on Gerontology, Geriatrics and Gerotechnology. The in-situ programme was held at Vistana Kuala Lumpur Titwangsa, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 8 - 17 August 2016. The intensive ten days saw twenty international and local trainers from seven different countries delivering multidisciplinary lectures on the demography of ageing, population economics, biogerontology, geriatrics, psychogeriatrics, social gerontology, social protection, families in later life, older consumers, policies on ageing, gerotechnology and many more. Read more...
Top Photo: Group photo of participants together with Sr. Agnes and  Rosette Farrugia-Bonello, Research and Programme Manager, INIA, whilst on a site visit to St. Francis Xavier Home, a care home run by the 'Little Sisters of the Poor'.
Below Photos: Participants while on the site-visit.
Group photo of participants together with Prof. Tengku Azian and Dr. Rahima Ibrahim, Director and Deputy Director of the Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing, Putra University, Malaysia and Clare Danby, Regional Programme Manager, HelpAge International East Asia/Pacific Regional Office and Rosette Farrugia-Bonello, Research and Programme Manager, INIA.

Partnerships

 

International Collaborative agreement between INIA and CHA University, Republic of Korea

A Memorandum of understanding (MoU) was held between the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations -Malta (INIA) and CHA University whereby both parties agreed on mutual collaboration and to organise training programmes on ageing so as to increase the capacity building. 

CHA University has strong and extensive resources dedicated to education and research – Read more...

Hoon Kyu Lee, President of the CHA University.

International Collaborative agreement between INIA, and KACH, South of Korea

A Memorandum of understanding (MoU) was held between the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations -Malta (INIA) and the Korean Association of Converging Humanities, South Korea (KACH) whereby both parties agreed on mutual collaboration and to organise training programmes on ageing so as to increase the capacity building.

International Collaborative agreement between INIA, the IPPM and UPM

A Memorandum of understanding (MoU) was held between the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations -Malta (INIA) and the Malaysian Research Institute of Ageing (IPPM) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) whereby all parties agreed on mutual collaboration and to organise more in-situ training programmes on ageing so as to increase the capacity building.
Left photo:  UPM Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datin Paduka Dr.Aini Ideris together with Dr. Marvin Formosa, Director INIA. Right photo: Prof. Datin Paduka Dr.Aini Ideris, Prof. Tengku Aizan Hamid IPPM Director, and Dr. Formosa.

Information Exchange & Networking

 

Courtesy visit to INIA, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives

Left Photo: Hon. Angelo Farrugia, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Marvin Formosa, Director INIA, Tarcisio Zammit, Administrator INIA. Right Photo: Dr. Formosa with Mr. Speaker 

On the occasion of the United Nations 26 celebration of the International Month of Older Persons, Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Angelo Farrugia has today paid a visit to the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations – Malta, INIA.

Mr Speaker had an exchange of views with INIA’s Director Dr. Marvin Formosa, on the ageing situation in Malta focusing on this year’s theme of “Taking a Stand against Ageism”. Hon. Farrugia said that in Malta’s fast-ageing society, older persons will increasingly be called to play a crucial role in society, both through voluntary work and through their participation in the paid labour force. He added that, from the parliamentary debates relating to ageing which he had chaired, he can confirm that there is a strong awareness in Malta about the need to strengthen the inclusion of older persons and to promote active ageing, and that a lot was already being done in this respect. Read more...

Dr. Formosa together with Tarcisio Zammit  in discussion together with Mr. Speaker Hon. Angelo Farrugia.

Memory training & Memory jogging 

In spirit of Worlds Alzheimers Day, which was officially celebrated on the 21 September, while in Malta, Dana Steinova - Head of the Czech Society for Memory training and Brain Jogging met with INIA's Research and Programme Manager, Rosette Farrugia-Bonello, where both parties discussed potential collaboration between the Czech Society and INIA.

 
Rosette Farrugia-Bonello, together with Dana Steinova.

Four Decades of Universities of the Third Age -
An International Perspective

Dr. Marvin Formosa, DIrector INIA
Dr. Marvin Formosa, INIA's Director and Director, Department of Gerontology, University of Malta, delivered a Public Lecture on the 10 August 2016, titled 'Four Decades of Universities of the Third Age - International Perspective'. The lecture was organised by the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations-Malta (INIA) in collaboration with University of Malta, Faculty of Social Wellbeing, Department of Gerontology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, University of the Third Age and with the Ministry for Women, Family and community Development, Putrajaya.

INIA Research and Programme Manager in Seoul, South Korea

On a recent visit to Seoul, South Korea, INIA's Research and Programme Manager Rosette Farrugia-Bonello met with Prof. Dong Hee Han, Director at the Research Institute of Science for the Better Living of the Elderly, Busan and with Dr. Seung-Min Park Assistant Professor at the Department of Active Ageing Industry, CHA University, Seoul. Discussions were held about future collaborations between INIA, the Research Institute of Science for the Better living of the Elderly and CHA University.

Left photo: Rosette Farrugia-Bonello, together with Prof. Dong Hee Han.  Right photo: Rosette Farrugia-Bonello, together with Dr. Seung-Min Park.
While in Seoul, Rosette Farrugia-Bonello also had the opportunity in visiting Seoul Residential Home for older persons. The visit was coordinanted by Dr. Aejung Yoo, Researcher at the Health Insurance Policy Research Institute, Gangwon-do. Ms. Farrugia-Bonello was met and welcomed by the Homes' Director Dr. Park Hae Goo and Dr. Min Yeongmi, Secretary-General. Discussions were held for potential future collaborations between INIA and Seoul Home for Older persons.
Rosette Farrugia-Bonello together with the Homes' Director Dr. Park Hae Goo, Dr. Min Yeongmi, Secretary-General, Dr. Aejung Yoo and Dr. Seung-Min Park.

Long-term care: What future? 

Natalie Briffa Farrugia, Chief Executive Officer, Caremalta
The Caremalta Academy  organized a morning debate on long-term care which was held on 6 October 2016.  INIA's Research and Programme Manager Rosette Farrugia-Bonello, together with Christian Vella,  INIA's Research and Programme Officer, attended this debate.  The aim of the debate, titled Long-term care: What future?’ was to stimulate different stakeholders in the field of long term care to discuss the future of better care provision in view of the national minimum standards and whether we should limit ourselves to such standards.  Areas of discussion revolved around: the person in long term care, the clinical aspect, financial status and the services offered through the community vis-a vis care provision. 

World Alzheimers Report 2016 - Launched 

As has been seen through the month of September, the impact of World Alzheimer's Month is growing, but the stigmatisation and misinformation that surrounds dementia remains a global problem. 
The World Alzheimer Report 2016, Improving healthcare for people living with dementia: Coverage, quality and costs now and in the futurereviews research evidence on the elements of healthcare for people with dementia, and, using economic modelling, suggests how it should be improved and made more efficient. The report argues that current dementia healthcare services are over-specialised, and that a rebalancing is required with a more prominent role for primary and community care.

Access the full report: http://www.alz.co.uk/research/world-report-2016 

INIA's Alumni 

 

Prof. Ilango Ponnuswami - India 

 
Dean of Arts, Bharathidasan University 
Income Security, 1995
In spirit of Alzheimer's month, an International Training Course for Certified Memory Trainers was organized by the Department of Social Work, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli in south India, in association with EURAG Memory Training Center, Prague, the Czech Society for Memory Training and Brain Jogging and Heritage Foundation. Prof. Ilango Ponnuswami, Dean of Arts, Bharathidasan University who is also an alumnus of INIA and the University of Malta along with his colleague Mr. N. Rajavel coordinated this week long course. Read more... 
Group photo of participants together with Prof. Ilango Ponnuswami.

Pr Sonia Ouali Hammami  

 
President, Tunisian Geriatric Association 
Policy Formulation, Planning, Implementation and Monitoring of the MIPAA 2015

Prof. Sonia OUALI HAMMAMI, INIA's 2015 past participant in Policy Formulation, Planning, Implementation and Monitoring of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, has been given the role of President for the Tunisian Geriatric Association.

UPCOMING International Training Programme

International Journal on Ageing in Developing Countries 

 

The International Institute on Ageing, United Nations - Malta (INIA) launched an International Journal on Ageing in Developing Countries. It is open access, non-profit, and published online on a biannual basis. You may access the first issue at https://www.inia.org.mt/journal/issue.
 
The Journal focuses on those aspects relating to population ageing in developing countries, including biological, psychological, economic, social, political, medical, historical and spiritual dimensions. 

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INIA's Forthcoming Work Programme 2016/2017

 

November 2016
International training programme on Policy Formulation, Planning, Implementation and Monitoring of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in Malta.

December 2016
In-situ training programme on Introductory Course in Geriatric Medicine, in Nairobi, Kenya - in collaboration with the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya.

December 2016
In-situ training programme on Gerontology and Geriatrics in Wenzhou, China - in collaboration the China Gerontological Society, China.


January 2017
Short-term programme in Gerontology and Geriatrics in collaboration with Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau (BCAB). 

March 2017
In-situ training programme in Gerontology and Geriatrics in Nanjing - in collaboration with ZhongShan College, China

April 2017
In-situ training programme in Gerontology and Geriatrics - in collaboration with the  Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, St. Petersburg, Russia

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