Webinar on International Day of older persons:

"Digital equity for all ages"

Friday 1st October 2021     14:00 UK (GMT+1) |19:00 Dhaka

Theme of the Webinar:

Linking Youth to the Wise: a solution for improving multimorbidity care and digital equity for elderly

The aim of the webinar is to identify sustainable and innovative evidence-based solutions to improve multimorbidity care for the elderly people.

Panel discussion

  • "Challenges of LMIC governments for geriatric care" by Professor Dr. Robed Amin - Line Director, NCD Control Programme, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • "Challenges of multimorbidity care for older people in COVID-19" by Professor Dr. AKM Mosharraf Hossain -  Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic) Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital
  • "Roles of the youth for supporting care for older people" by Professor Dr. Lochana Shreshth - Vice President, Nepal Public Health Foundation
  • "Gaps in research data in LMICs and key research priorities for the older population: Case of Nepal" by Dr. Sunil Adhikari - Lecturer, General practice, Emergency Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences
  • "Value of establishing multimorbidity research platform: Roles of the development partners" by Professor Trudie Lang - Director, The Global Health Network, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK

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Webinar recordings

Global recommendations to improve care for senior citizens of the world

Dr. Blossom Stephan

Multimorbidity among senior citizens in Bangladesh and support systems

Dr. Aliya Naheed

Panel 1: Challenges of LMIC governments for geriatric care

Professor Dr. Robed Amin

Panel 2: Challenges of multimorbidity care for older people in COVID-19

Professor Dr. AKM Mosharraf Hossain

Panel 3:
Roles of the youth for supporting care for older people

Professor Dr. Lochana Shreshtha

Panel 4:
Gaps in research data in LMICs and key research priorities for the older population: Case of Nepal

Dr. Sunil Adhikari

Panel 5: Value of establishing multimorbidity research platform: Roles of the development partners

Dr Trudie Lang

Reflections from the audience (Q&A)

Launching Ceremony

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