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Invest in Ageing Populations Key to Sustainable Growth in the Asia Pacific
25 August 2017
One of the key challenges faced by the Asia Pacific region is rapid population ageing, which will pose economic challenges as well as trigger various …

Article - Duterte invites EU to help solve PH drug problem
19 October 2017
Note: This article was originally published in The Manila Bulletin on 19 October 2017. ERIA's High Level Forum on ASEAN@50 was mentioned. President Rodrigo Duterte …

Article - Duterte tells Western critics: Join anti-drug fray
20 October 2017
Note: This article was originally published in The Phil Star on 20 October 2017. ERIA's High Level Forum on ASEAN@50 was mentioned. President Duterte used …

ERIA and Universitas Respati Indonesia Hold Workshop on Oral Care Assessment for Elderly Caregivers
04 September 2018
Jakarta, 28 August 2018: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the Centre for Family and Ageing Studies (CeFAS) Universitas Respati …

ERIA and IDE-JETRO Organise Workshop on Human Resource for Health and Elderly Care in Asia
10 September 2018
Bangkok, 3 September 2018: The first workshop of ERIA and IDE-JETRO Collaborative Research Project on ‘Human Resource for Health and Elderly Care in Asia’ was …

ERIA Organises Two Sessions at the World Social Science Forum 2018
01 October 2018
Fukuoka, 25 September 2018: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), in partnership with Nihon University (NU), organised two sessions at the …

ERIA Co-host the 7th International Conference for Universal Design 2019
08 March 2019
Bangkok, 4-6 March 2019: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), in partnership with International Association for Universal Design (IAUD) and King …

ERIA and JETRO Bangkok Hold Workshop on Human Resources for Health and Elderly Care in Asia
11 March 2019
Jakarta, 11 February 2019: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Bangkok co-hosted a joint research …

ERIA Hosts Workshop on Long-term Care for Elderly Caregivers in Indonesia
22 March 2019
Jakarta, 20 March 2019: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) in cooperation with Universitas Respati Indonesia (URINDO) held an ‘International Workshop …

ERIA Hosts Special Lecture on Ageing and Health in ASEAN Countries
05 April 2019
Jakarta, 4 April 2019: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) hosted a special lecture with Nihon University’s Prof Yasuhiko Saito on …

Japan’s Lessons on Ageing Populations Shared with Africa
29 August 2019
Tokyo, 29 August 2019: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia(ERIA) hosted ‘Towards Population Ageing in Africa—Current Approach to Elderly Care, and Lessons …
Duke-NUS holds conference on ageing and healthcare
05 September 2019
Note: This article was originally published in Bio Spectrum on 5 September 2019. ERIA's Special Advisor on Healthcare & Long Term Care Policy, Dr Osuke …
Workshop Targets Integration of Policy and Research on Ageing in ASEAN
06 September 2019
Singapore, 6 September 2019: Tackling population ageing to harness the potential and strengths of collaborative efforts among ASEAN Member States (AMS) was the focus of …

ERIA Research Shows that Caregiving Reflects Socio-Cultural Values of Care Settings
03 October 2019
Bali, 3 October 2019: An ERIA study on the transfer of skills and knowledge by cross-border caregivers found that it is important to consider the …

Indonesia’s National Planning Agency Holds Workshop on Financing Long-Term Care for the Elderly
09 October 2019
Yogyakarta, 9 October 2019: Developing a long-term care system in Indonesia was the focus of a workshop held in Yogyakarta on 9 October 2019. Organised …

Impetus on Social Impact Analysis for Government Programmes Pushed in Yogya Seminar
16 October 2019
Yogyakarta, 16 October 2019: The development of social impact analysis (SIA) as a mandatory requirement for national government programmes was the objective of the 1st …

ERIA Co-hosts the AHWIN Forum: Achieving Healthy Ageing in Asia
17 October 2019
Tokyo, 17 October 2019: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), together with the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) of …

Population Ageing in Asian Countries Tackled in ERIA Symposium
27 October 2019
Taipei, 27 October 2019: Members of the ERIA-sponsored Longitudinal Studies for Aging and Health in the Philippines and in Viet Nam presented the outcome of …

ERIA’s Study on Older Filipinos Draws Positive Feedback from Government of the Philippines
09 December 2019
Quezon City, Manila, 9 December 2019: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Demographic Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (DRDF) and …
Ageing Population and Health: The Longitudinal Study and the Role of Population Collaborations in Community Based Care for Older People Workshop
12 December 2019
Ageing Population and Health: The Longitudinal Study and the Role of Population Collaborations in Community Based Care for Older People Workshop in Hanoi, Viet Nam …