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The WHO (World Health Organization) Collaborating Centre for Healthy Ageing and Dementia at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar, in collaboration with the  WHO, will be hosting an International Workshop on Evidence-Based Policy Development and Health System Preparedness for Future Pandemics in Ageing Populations.  The event will be held this Sunday 28th September in Doha and online.

This high-level workshop, under the leadership of Prof. Hanadi Al Hamad, will bring together international experts, policymakers, healthcare leaders, and community stakeholders to share evidence, strengthen health system resilience, and co-develop actionable recommendations that support the goals of the WHO Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030).  Bournemouth University contribution is through Professor Edwin van Teijlingen from the Centre for Midwifery & Women’s Health (CMWH).  He will be facilitating an online workshop on “Identifying Priority Actions and Recommendations on Policy & Programme Implications”.  To celebrate Bournemouth University’s long-term collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation (a not-for-profit organisation in Qatar), GlobalBU is in the process of signing a Memorandum of Agreement with HMC.