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 Komazawa was featured.

Robust dialogues towards more evidence-based population ageing policies for a healthy ageing society on 4-6 Sep 2019, featured the first conference organised by Duke-NUS Medical School’s Centre for Ageing Research and Education (CARE) and supported by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). The conference gathered policymakers and researchers from Southeast Asia, South Asia, China, Japan and South Korea. They shared insights on data and national policies with regards to ageing and the health of the respective countries, as well as regional initiatives on ageing. (Read the full article by using the link above).