"This is going to grow like a forum, and I can only make the parallels to the World Economic Forum, which discusses economic issues and endeavours, and the Aspen Institute, the think tank in the United States. Well, this has all the makings in Australia to bring the best brains related to ageing, so that we can discuss the most important demographic issue of the 21st century, which is of course ageing."

Dr. Alexandre Kalache, MD, PhD. Coordinator, Ageing & Life Course Programme, World Health Organization (WHO).

IRCHAL

The mission of the International Research Centre for Healthy Ageing & Longevity (IRCHAL) is to promote healthy ageing & longevity through interdisciplinary collaboration amongst the world’s leading experts on the science of health, ageing and longevity, and to disseminate evidence-based knowledge throughout the nations of the developed and developing world for the betterment of humankind.

IRCHAL is a not-for-profit health promotion charity
endorsed as a deductible gift recipient.
ABN 121 072 940 39.

IRCHAL developed the highly appraised conference programmes for the
2nd & 3rd International Conferences on Healthy Ageing & Longevity.
Co-sponsored by the World Health Organization;
Endorsed by the United Nations Focal Point on Ageing, and
The Australian Federal Government.

		IRCHAL is actively involved in the upcoming International Federation on Ageing World Forum in Melbourne, Australia, 3 to 6 May 2010. Click here to download Symposium Information
		IRCHAL is setting up headquarters including an International Learning Centre in Australia with international experts in regular attendance with an IRCHAL-designed Healthy Ageing Community. Click here to download the Concept document
		IRCHAL’s published work is being distributed to international research and learning centres. Click here to download the Foreward

"IRCHAL is adequately positioned to provide support for addressing the challenges and opportunities of ageing societies around the world, in both developed and developing countries, through promoting interdisciplinary collaboration amongst the world’s leading experts on health and ageing and the dissemination of evidence-based knowledge to all major actors in government and civil society."

Dr. Alexandre Sidorenko, MD, PhD. Chief, United Nations Focal Point on Ageing.