An Erasmus+ project led by Elpida, Fundacja Różne Wątki and Leyden Academy on Vitality & Ageing explores gender differences in adult education participation among people aged 60 and older in the Czech Republic, Poland and the Netherlands.
The International Longevity Centre Global Alliance (ILC Global Alliance) is a multinational consortium consisting of member organizations.
The mission of the ILC Global Alliance is to help societies to address longevity and population ageing in positive and productive ways, typically using a life course approach, highlighting older people’s productivity and contributions to family and society as a whole. The Alliance partners carry out the mission through developing ideas, undertaking research and creating fora for debate and action, in which older people are key stakeholders.
The ILC Alliance currently includes centres in the United States of America, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, the Dominican Republic, India, South Africa, Argentina, The Netherlands, Israel, Singapore, Czech Republic, China, Brazil, Canada and Australia. These centres work both autonomously and collaboratively to study how greater life expectancy and increased proportions of older people impact nations around the world and seek offer solutions to effects of the impact.
These vary from physical events to virtual events, the majority of which are public events.
With China’s ageing population, increasing the share of health spending on prevention and investing in interventions such as immunisation, will be critical to keeping people economically active and contributing to both the formal and informal economy.
Respiratory infections are eroding the health of Europe’s ageing population and creating an untold disease burden. Immunisation is the single most cost-effective answer. To mark World Immunisation Week 2026, ILC’s Research and Policy Officer, Molly Townsend, looks at the evidence.