📅 Date: March 17, 2025 (Monday)
⏰ Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Manila Time (GMT+8)
🔗 Registration Link: https://bit.ly/apowebinar-ageing
The Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies is hosting a webinar featuring case studies from Hong Kong SAR (China), Seoul (Republic of Korea) and Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala, India) highlighting lessons about coordinating public-private health and social care for the urban elderly in differing demographical and structural contexts in Asia.
This webinar will explore governance, workforce and innovations that enhance accessibility and affordability for continuity of care for older persons.
OVERVIEW
As populations across Asia continue to age, ensuring continuity of care for older persons has become a growing priority. The integration of services is critical to improving accessibility, affordability and overall well-being for older persons—yet countries face distinct challenges in achieving this.
APO's webinar brings together some of the region's top researchers to present three case studies from Hong Kong SAR (China), Seoul (Republic of Korea) and Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala, India) based on APO’s latest study on ageing and integrated care.
Through an in-depth discussion, the session will explore how governments, private providers and civil society actors collaborate to bridge gaps between health and social services, ensuring a person-centred approach to ageing.
The discussion will highlight lessons learned from each context and offer actionable insights for policymakers, researchers and development partners across the region.
OUR PANEL
📢Speakers:
- Professor Rama V. Baru | Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Honorary Fellow, Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi
- Associate Professor Alex Jingwei He | Division of Public Policy and Acting Director, Institute for Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Professor Hongsoo Kim | Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
🎙Moderator:
- Dr Nima Asgari | Director, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
AGENDA
- Introduction (5 minutes) of APO, recent study publication and speakers
- Presentations (30 minutes) of three case studies
- Discussion (15 minutes) on key challenges and lessons from across countries
- Q&A session (10 minutes) with participants to further explore how lessons from the three contexts can be applied or adapted to other contexts in the Asia.
Join us for this engaging discussion and gain valuable insights into how countries are adapting and innovating to meet the evolving needs of their ageing populations.
Register Now: https://bit.ly/apowebinar-ageing