WHO Global Forum on Innovation for Ageing Populations
WHO Kobe Centre
Organized by the World Health Organization Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Centre), the Global Forum serves as a global platform to highlight and accelerate social and technological innovations for ageing populations worldwide. Participants will connect with a diverse network of innovators in policy, research, social sector, and business who share an interest in the health and welfare of older people. The languages of the Forum are English and Japanese with simultaneous interpretation.
Leaders from government, business, nonprofit, and academia will be featured in keynote and panel sessions.
This year’s theme, “IMAGINE TOMORROW”, will explore visions of transformation in communities, systems, and technologies for ageing populations worldwide.
The WHO Global Forum is a closed meeting with participants coming in by invitation only.
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" organized the Forum and is striving to advance technological and social innovation for ageing populations. I am thankful for their work, as well as to the many contributions and insights provided by researchers, colleagues, and participants from Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City, and throughout Japan.
The Forum highlighted a number of examples of innovations, as well as opportunities and challenges/barriers to realize greater access to and availability of affordable innovations. The world is at a “tipping point” whereby we can harness the benefits of frugal, adapted and disruptive innovations of low cost health and information technologies to meet the needs of the fastest growing demographic group in the world.
Moving forward, WHO will continue to catalyze and promote innovations for ageing populations and to address various issues in the innovation cycle that require attention to ensure their rapid diffusion and use in countries and communities. Designing and implementing a Universal Health Coverage approach can greatly facilitate access to appropriate innovations for this population. The Forum demonstrated the power of sharing ideas across multiple stakeholders and disciplines. My hope is that this report will generate further ideas and innovations to make a real difference in the lives of older persons." [1]
