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SUMMARY:Webinar: How can we reduce inequalities in later life as societies age?
DESCRIPTION:Date: 14 October 2020\nTime: 15:00-16:30 GMT+7\nVenue: Virtual Zoom meeting \nThis is the first of our webinar series co-organised by Asian Development Bank (ADB)\, ESCAP and HelpAge International. The objective of the webinar\, taking Asia’s population ageing into consideration\, is to strengthen clarity and consensus about the priority steps governments can take to reduce inequality. \nModerator: Kaveh Zahedi\, Deputy Executive Secretary\, ESCAP \nVideo presenter and think-piece author: Dr. David E. Bloom\, Professor of Economics and Demography\, Harvard University\, T.H. Chan School of Public Health \nDiscussants: \n\nDr. Sania Nishtar\, Founder\, Heartfile; Chair\, Poverty Alleviation Coordination Council and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Program\, Government of Pakistan; Co-chair\, WHO High-Level Independent Commission on Non-communicable diseases\nDr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram\, Senior Adviser\, Khazanah Research Institute\, former member of Malaysian Economic Council; former UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development; former Assistant Director-General and Coordinator for Economic and Social Development\, UN FAO.\n\nThe structure of the 90-minute session is as follows: \n\nWelcome\, introductions and session overview\nVideo presentation “Population Aging and Economic Polarization”\nModerated panel discussion\nVideo “Voice of Older People: Reflection on Lifecourse and Inequality”\nModerated discussion\nQ & A session\nReflections and closing\n\n  \n \nDownload the webinar flyer and concept note. \n  \nThe research paper titled “Population Aging and Economic Polarization in Asia” was conducted as part of this webinar. This essay makes four points about the interplay of population ageing and economic inequality among low- and middle-income countries in Asia. It’s written by David E. Bloom\, Maddalena Ferranna and Benjamin Seligman of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health VA Boston Healthcare System & Harvard Medical School. Download a copy. \nThe webinar recording is available here. \n  \n  \n\n*Event prepared with support from ADB TA 9111: Strengthening Developing Member Countries’ Capacity in Elderly Care\, which is financed by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund. \n 
URL:https://ageingasia.org/event/webinar-how-can-we-reduce-inequalities-in-later-life-as-societies-age/
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