MENARAH Network Launch

Jessica Messenger

Join us as we launch The Middle East and North Africa Research on Ageing Health Network

A new network titled "the Middle East and North Africa Research on Ageing Health (MENARAH)" will be launched through a virtual panel event on Tuesday 29 September 2020 from 10.00-12.00.Led by Professor Shereen Hussein, Associate Director of the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), the MENARAH network is an international research group aiming to raise awareness of ageing within the specific economic and socio-cultural structures of the MENA region. The MENARAH network will become the first research group to explore healthy ageing in this region.MENARAH aims to help improve the lives and wellbeing of older people and their informal carers in the region. The MENARAH team is keen to collaborate with fellow researchers and authorities, offer expert advice to stakeholders and provide a consultancy service to enable an effective response to population ageing.The virtual launch event will showcase the work of MENARAH, and feature discussions with an international expert panel including:Shereen Hussein, Professor of Health and Care Policy Evaluation, University of Kent, UKProfessor Hoda Rashad, Director of the Social Research Centre, American University in Cairo, Cairo, EgyptDr Sara Salman, Population Affairs, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN/ESCWA), Beirut, LebanonProfessor Marvin Formosa, Director of the United Nations International Institute on Ageing, Valletta, MaltaDr Christopher Mikton, Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing, World Health Organisation, Geneva, SwitzerlandFurthermore, there will be a recorded testimonial from Professor Victor Valcour, Executive Director, Global Brain Health Institute, San Francisco, USA. A Q&A with the panel will follow.The direct streaming links are as follows:YouTubehttps://youtu.be/BYO6A0V5THsFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UniKentResearch/posts/226889795776451

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