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Blogs
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Mainstreaming Ageing in Policymaking: The Experience of West Asia region
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Initatives, Presentations, Resources, Videos
On the 13th of February 2023, The United Nations Regional Commissions held a side event for the 61st Session of the Commission for Social Development, titled "Leaving No One Behind at the Regional Level: Adopting an Age-Sensitive Lens to Policy
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Towards Healthy Ageing in the Middle East and North Africa
Blogs, Initatives, Resources, The Meaning of Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Videos
The MENARAH Network goals are inspired by the UN Decade of Health Ageing action areas within the specific social, demographic and geo-political context of the Middle East and North Africa Region.
Population ageing is often a neglected policy dimension in the region due
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The Correlation Between Quality of Work and Quality of Care Services
Blogs, Initatives, Learning from the International Experience, Presentations, Resources
The staff is an essential element and challenge in social service provision. Long-term care workers matter and qualified and adequate staff can further support the transition to person-centred and community-based care and support. In an invited workshop, Professor Shereen Hussein
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Long-Term Care Workforce: Discussions with the International Labour Organisation
Blogs, Initatives, Learning from the International Experience, Presentations, Resources, Videos
As part of the engagement and dissemination activities for the Retention and Sustainability of Social Care Workforce RESSCW project, Professor Shereen Hussein was invited to share some of the findings at the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Geneva, in 2022. This
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Mobilising Ageing Research in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Blogs, Initatives, Resources, The Meaning of Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Videos
One of the essential steps to promote healthy ageing in the MENA region is to develop an accurate evidence base about the region's specific cultural and social context. Hence, building local and regional multi-disciplinary cadres' research capacity is a pre-request
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Treating Older People with Dignity and Respect: Communications with People Living with Dementia
Blogs, Initatives, Resources, The Meaning of Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Videos
MENARAH Network has been engaging with practitioners in the Middle East and North Africa who promote the wellbeing of older people and their informal carers. In the interview, we talk to Dr Omaima Madkor, Ain Shams University, Cairo, who explains
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Partnership Working and Co-Production to Achieve Healthy Ageing: Perspectives of The United Nations International Institute on Ageing
Blogs, Initatives, Mobilising Research on Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Resources, The Meaning of Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Videos
As part of MENARAH's engagement activities to raise awareness of healthy ageing in the Middle East and North Africa, Professor Hussein visited the United Nations' International Institute on Ageing to discuss the topic with its Director, Professor Marvin Formosa.
The visit
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Designing Long-Term Care Home Facilities: Lessons from Malta
Blogs, Initatives, Learning from the International Experience, Mobilising Research on Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Resources, Videos
Malta is a small European island in the Mediterranean Sea that shares many cultural norms with the Middle East and North Africa Region. For Malta, like the MENA region, family is very important, and older people are respected and valued
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What is Healthy Ageing? The Views of Older People in the MENA Region
Blogs, Initatives, Resources, The Meaning of Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Videos
As part of the MENARAH engagement activities in the MENA region, we talked to older people about their experiences. We present here two examples to illustrate the importance of dignity, income security and health to older people in the region.
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Active Lifestyle for Healthy Ageing: Drawing on the International Experience
Blogs, Initatives, Movement is A Blessing, Resources, The Meaning of Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Videos
In August 2022, we met with Professor Lance Dalleck, Western Colorado University, to draw on his vast expertise in researching the role of exercise in enhancing the quality of life among a diverse group of individuals as they grow older.
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In Conversation with Nahla Zeitoun, World Bank: Working Together to Improve the Quality of Life of Older People in the MENA region
Blogs, Initatives, Resources, The Meaning of Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Videos
Nahla Zeitoun, a Senior Social Protection Specialist at the World Bank Regional Office, discusses the key areas for policy considerations to enhance the lives of older people in the region. This conversation was part of regional MENARAH engagement activities
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The Decade of Healthy Ageing: Interview with the World Health Organisation to mobilise change in the MENA region
Blogs, Initatives, Resources, The Meaning of Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Videos
Population ageing is often a neglected policy dimension in most low- and Middle-Income countries (LMICs) due to competing policy challenges associated with population growth, poverty and youth unemployment. However, the pace of population ageing is so fast that within as
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Welcoming Professor Emine Özmete on a study visit to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Blogs, Initatives, Mobilising Research on Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Regional Partners, Resources
MENARAH founder Professor Shereen Hussein has welcomed Professor Özmete to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as a visiting research fellow in July-August 2022. Professor Özmete is the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and a professor
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Setting the Way Forward for Older People in the Arab Region
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Publications, Resources
On the 2nd of June, the United Nations Economic and Social Council for West Asia (ESCWA) published a most welcome report setting clear steps for building forward better for older persons in the Arab Region. The MENARAH network lead, Professor
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How to promote healthy ageing in the MENA region? The role of practitioners and local actors
Blogs, Initatives, Mobilising Research on Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Resources, The Meaning of Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Videos
Population ageing is happening at an unprecedented pace globally, with most older people projected to live in Low and Middle-Income countries, including the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing provides a unique opportunity
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Developing a Scale of Care Work-Related Quality of Life (CWRQoL)
Blogs, Initatives, Learning from the International Experience, Publications
Professor Shereen Hussein recently completed an RfPB funded project focused on developing a scale of care work-related quality of life. The project ran from September 2019 to December 2021, led by Professor Hussein, collaborating between the London School of Hygiene
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The Right to Dignified Ageing – A Guide to Establishing Rights-Based Policies for Older Persons in the Arab Region
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Publications, Resources
The Arab Plan of Action on Ageing (APA2002), the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA2002) and the Arab Regional Ageing Strategy (2019 – 2029) constitute appropriate frameworks to encourage Arab States to develop and implement national strategies and
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Can the Madrid Plan on Ageing (MIPPA) Current Review Benefit the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region?
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region
A recent blog by Mohamed Ismail discusses potential opportunities for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in relation to the current Madrid Plan on Ageing (MIPPA) review.
This is the fourth review of MIPPA, which was signed in April
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Law and Ethics of Care of Older People in the MENA region
Blogs, Mobilising Research on Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Resources, Videos
In December 2021, MENARAH network lead, Professor Shereen Hussein, was invited by Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar’s (WCM-Q) to shed light on the ethics of long term care (LTC) in the context of the Middle East and North Africa (MENARAH) region.
The event
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The Golden Paper on Fixing Pension Systems in MENA Region
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Publications, Regional Partners, Resources
All Arab countries, except for three, have deficits in their pension funds exceeding 50%. As for the three countries, two of them started their social insurance relatively late and the third one had to significantly recapitalize its fund early last
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Healthy Ageing, Independence and Migration the Perspectives of Older Turkish Migrants in the UK
Blogs, Learning from the International Experience, Publications
Current policy direction, such as the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, calls to foster healthy ageing amongst older adults and promote older people’s wellbeing. The policy focuses on protecting the rights of the most
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AGEISM THROUGH THE AGES
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Regional Partners, Resources
By Dr. Vânia de la Fuente-Núñez, Technical Officer, World Health Organization
The Global Campaign to Combat Ageism will give focused attention to ageism as it affects different age groups from 1 October (International Day of Older Persons) to 20 November 2021
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An Advocacy Brief from the World Health Organisation: Social isolation and loneliness among older people
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Regional Partners, Resources
By: Christopher Mikton, Technical Officer, the World Health Organisation, Geneva
Launched by WHO on the International Day of Friendship, a new advocacy brief highlights that social isolation and loneliness among older people are widespread globally. The COVID-19 pandemic and the
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Conditioned thinking and older migrants' health
Blogs, Learning from the International Experience, Resources
Mohamed Ismail writes on his latest blog:
Migrants are known to contribute significantly to the host countries workforce. They are willing to take on challenging jobs, and their offspring are willing to take off tough topics in education. Moreover, they usually
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MENARAH's Launch Videos
Blogs, Mobilising Research on Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Resources, Videos
The MENARAH network was launched on 29th of September 2020 in a virtual event, which showcased the work of MENARAH so far and discussed some of its future aims. The event featured discussions with an international expert panel representing organisations such
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Regional Partners, Resources
Yesterday, the 15th of June 2021, marked World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Older people risk facing more abuse since the outbreak of COVID-19, including domestic violence and the neglect of basic needs.
To mark the day, MENARAH's partner Help Age International
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Series 2 of ‘Movement is a Blessing’: 5 videos
Blogs, COVID19 and the Wellbeing of Older People in the Middle East, Initatives, Movement is A Blessing, Videos
Between October 2020 and March 2021, Professor Shereen Hussein secured QR GCRF funding to continue the success of MENARAH’s Movement is a Blessing series aimed at improving the level of physical activities of older people in the MENA region especially
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European Sociological Association: Ageing in Europe
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Presentations, Resources, Videos
In January 2021, Professor Shereen Hussein gave a keynote speech on global ageing with a focus on the experience of countries in the Middle East and North Africa region as part of the European Sociological Association's Research Network on Ageing
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If not now, when? A report from the MENARAH partner HelpAge International
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Publications, Regional Partners, Resources
A new report from aid agencies Age International and HelpAge International, If not now, when? criticises the humanitarian sector for its failure to address the needs of older people in emergencies. This failure contravenes several international commitments made in recent years and flies in the face of
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TEC-MED: Development of a transcultural ethical-social care model for the dependent population in the Mediterranean basin
Blogs, Regional Partners
Mediterranean countries are showing common trends in terms of social support decrease and the need for innovative and sustainable socio-ethical-care models. These issues have an impact on many categories of vulnerable people, such as dependent elderly having chronic diseases and
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Publications
MENARAH members’ publications:
The Global Demand for Migrant Care Workers: Drivers and Implications on Migrants’ Wellbeing
Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Initatives, Publications, Resources
Demographic changes across the globe create increasing demands for care labour mobility. The contribution of migrant workers to the long-term care (LTC) systems is not confined to the western world or countries that have already completed their ageing transitions; they
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COVID19 and the Long-Term Care Workforce in England
Initatives, Learning from the International Experience, Publications, Resources
The COVID-19 pandemic created significant challenges for the UK’s long-term care (LTC) workforce. In this new publication, based on the RESSCW study, we examine the impact of COVID-19 on social care workers’ working conditions, general health and wellbeing, and intentions to
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Setting the Way Forward for Older People in the Arab Region
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Publications, Resources
On the 2nd of June, the United Nations Economic and Social Council for West Asia (ESCWA) published a most welcome report setting clear steps for building forward better for older persons in the Arab Region. The MENARAH network lead, Professor
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Developing a Scale of Care Work-Related Quality of Life (CWRQoL)
Blogs, Initatives, Learning from the International Experience, Publications
Professor Shereen Hussein recently completed an RfPB funded project focused on developing a scale of care work-related quality of life. The project ran from September 2019 to December 2021, led by Professor Hussein, collaborating between the London School of Hygiene
Continue Reading
The Right to Dignified Ageing – A Guide to Establishing Rights-Based Policies for Older Persons in the Arab Region
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Publications, Resources
The Arab Plan of Action on Ageing (APA2002), the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA2002) and the Arab Regional Ageing Strategy (2019 – 2029) constitute appropriate frameworks to encourage Arab States to develop and implement national strategies and
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Policies and practices shaping long-term care: between an inclusivity ethos and service delivery realities
Learning from the International Experience, Publications, Resources
MENARAH network lead, Professor Shereen Hussein and Professor Sara Charlesworth, at the RMIT University, Guest edited a new Themed Section in the Journal of Social Policy and Society. The Themed Section includes five articles in addition to the introduction and
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New Publication: Risk Recognition Policies for the Long-Term Care Workforce during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Study
Learning from the International Experience, Publications, Resources
The precarious work arrangements experienced by many long-term care workers have led to the creation of a “shared” workforce across residential, home, and community ageing care sectors. This shared workforce was identified as a contributor to the spread of COVID-19
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The Golden Paper on Fixing Pension Systems in MENA Region
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Publications, Regional Partners, Resources
All Arab countries, except for three, have deficits in their pension funds exceeding 50%. As for the three countries, two of them started their social insurance relatively late and the third one had to significantly recapitalize its fund early last
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Healthy Ageing, Independence and Migration the Perspectives of Older Turkish Migrants in the UK
Blogs, Learning from the International Experience, Publications
Current policy direction, such as the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, calls to foster healthy ageing amongst older adults and promote older people’s wellbeing. The policy focuses on protecting the rights of the most
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Ageing, Long-Term Care Provision and Funding Mechanisms in Turkey
Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Publications, Resources
A new publication from MENARAH's network authored by Mohamed Ismail and Professor Shereen Hussein providing a detailed review of ageing and long term care in Turkey. They also provide a novel estimation of long-term care costs in Turkey adopting an
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If not now, when? A report from the MENARAH partner HelpAge International
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Publications, Regional Partners, Resources
A new report from aid agencies Age International and HelpAge International, If not now, when? criticises the humanitarian sector for its failure to address the needs of older people in emergencies. This failure contravenes several international commitments made in recent years and flies in the face of
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Developing the Omani strategy for social development 2016-2025
Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Publications, Resources
The Omani Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) is the body responsible for the implementation of the Omani government’s visions in the field of social protection and empowerment. The MoSD extracted its past policy responsibilities from the strategic guidelines included in
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Active Ageing: Social and cultural integration of Turkish migrants in London
Mobilising Research on Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Publications
Ageing of migrants in Europe has become an important policy issue, especially within the context of health inequalities and increasing health care costs. Based on in-depth interviews with older Alevi/Kurdish refugees in London, we explore the cumulative impact of difficult
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Long-term care in Turkey
Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Mobilising Research on Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Publications, Resources
In this book chapter Sema Õglak discusses ageing population in Turkey and highlights the shortfalls in current long-term care system to meet the expected increasing demand.
She provides an overview of the demographic changes predicted in Turkey and then discusses
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From home to home: Older migrants in Europe
Mobilising Research on Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Publications, Resources
Older migrants are very diverse. It is not possible to speak of “the group of older migrants” because their history, their background is different. The reasons why they migrate are not always the same. The reasons are very personal. The
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Designing a Dementia Care Model in Turkey
Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Publications
Dementia is a significant and increasing public health problem that impacts individuals, their family and friends, care-givers and society. Dementia is characterised by a combination of symptoms that affects thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning capacity, language, and judgment.
Dementia remains one
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Developing Turkish Long Term Care Model
Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Publications
Between 2015 and 2017 Professor Shereen Hussein supported the Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Policy (MoFSP) to review the scope and spread of its long term care services. The aim was to develop a new model of care to
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Theory of Change Workshops: Guidance and resources
Learning from the International Experience, Publications
A core part of STRIDE was conducting Theory of Change (ToC) stakeholder workshops to (1) develop a strategic direction for STRiDE and dementia care, treatment and support across STRiDE countries (2) develop a monitoring and evaluation framework for STRiDE across
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Mortality associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes: early international evidence
Learning from the International Experience, Publications, Resources
Official data on the numbers of deaths among care home residents linked to COVID-19 is not available in many countries but an increasing number of countries are publishing data.
International comparisons are difficult due to differences in testing availabilities and
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Ethnicity at work
Learning from the International Experience, Publications
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore the effect of ethnicity and separate this from the other dynamics associated with migration among members of the long-term care workforce in England focusing on the nature and structure of their
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SUMO modification of the neuroprotective protein TDP1 facilitates chromosomal single-strand break repair
Learning from the International Experience, Publications
Breaking and sealing one strand of DNA is an inherent feature of chromosome metabolism to overcome torsional barriers. Failure to reseal broken DNA strands results in protein-linked DNA breaks, causing neurodegeneration in humans. This is typified by defects in tyrosyl
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The Dementia Social Care Workforce
Learning from the International Experience, Publications
Objective: Little is known about the social care workforce supporting people with dementia in England. This article seeks to compare the characteristics of people employed in the social care sector supporting people with dementia with other members of the social care
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The diversity of staff supporting family carers in England: Findings from an analysis of a national data set
Learning from the International Experience, Publications
Little is known about those employed to support family carers of disabled people or those with long-term care needs. The term 'carer' is used in England to refer to family members and others who provide unpaid regular and substantial support
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Facts and Figures on Healthy Ageing and Long-term Care
Publications, Regional Partners
Among the 20 countries with the highest life expectancyin the world, 17 belong to the Region of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), which brings together 54 countries in and around Europe, as well as Canada and the
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On-line information and registration with services: patterns of support for carers in England
Learning from the International Experience, Publications
Purpose
The paper aims to ascertain how local authorities and other services are responding to central government strategies to make support for family carers a priority.
Design/methodology/approach
A web-based audit of local authority public information for carers was undertaken (n=50). The sample covered
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TDP1 deficiency sensitizes human cells to base damage via distinct topoisomerase I and PARP mechanisms with potential applications for cancer therapy
Learning from the International Experience, Publications
Base damage and topoisomerase I (Top1)-linked DNA breaks are abundant forms of endogenous DNA breakage, contributing to hereditary ataxia and underlying the cytotoxicity of a wide range of anti-cancer agents. Despite their frequency, the overlapping mechanisms that repair these forms
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Training Unemployed Women for Adult Day Care in İzmir, Turkey: A Program Evaluation
Mobilising Research on Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Publications
The proportion of older people in Turkey is increasing steadily with the subsequent growth of long-term care (LTC) needs. There is a scarcity of formal care provisions for residential and particularly nonresidential settings. Thus, formal caregiving is not meeting LTC
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Volunteers Supporting Older People in Formal Care Settings in England: Personal and Local Factors Influencing Prevalence and Type of Participation
Learning from the International Experience, Publications
In the UK context of financial austerity and the promotion of social responsibility through the concept of the “Big Society,” volunteers are becoming a more important part of the labour workforce. This is particularly so in the long-term care (LTC)
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Independent Children’s Social Work Practice Pilots: Evaluating Practitioners’ Job Control and Burnout
Learning from the International Experience, Publications
Objectives:
To investigate whether a new model that delegates some out-of-home care services from the public to the private and not-for-profit sectors in England enhances practitioners’ job control and stress levels.
Methods:
A 3-year longitudinal matched-control evaluation examined changes in Karasek demand-control model
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Organisational Factors, Job Satisfaction and Intention to Leave Among Social Workers
Learning from the International Experience, Publications
Satisfaction with different organisational elements and aspects of work contributes markedly to overall levels of job satisfaction and intention to leave. For newly qualified social workers (NQSWs), especially immediately after graduation, self-perceived competence and their confidence in their educational preparation
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Presentations
Presentations and events:
First Arab Regional Social Care Reform Conference
Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Initatives, Presentations, Resources
In partnership with the League of Arab States and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Egyptian Ministry for Social Solidarity arranged the first regional Arab Social Care Reform Conference. , held in Cairo from 26-17 February 2023. This was
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Mainstreaming Ageing in Policymaking: The Experience of West Asia region
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Initatives, Presentations, Resources, Videos
On the 13th of February 2023, The United Nations Regional Commissions held a side event for the 61st Session of the Commission for Social Development, titled "Leaving No One Behind at the Regional Level: Adopting an Age-Sensitive Lens to Policy
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TÜSEB Health Policies Institute of Türkiye: International Health Policies Congress
Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Initatives, Presentations, Resources
TÜSEB Turkish Institute for Health Policies (TÜSPE), Ankara, supports the Turkish government in implementing ageing and long-term care (LTC) strategies. In Türkiye, despite national and municipal efforts to make necessary services available, many individuals who need assistance to maintain their
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Interventions to Support the Well-Being of the Long-Term Care Workforce
Initatives, Learning from the International Experience, Presentations, Resources
The Local Government Association in England has recently organised an event focused on promoting embedding interventions to support the well-being of LTC workers. In this event, three speakers highlighted the importance of multi-agency working, operationalising well-being in daily working activities
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The Correlation Between Quality of Work and Quality of Care Services
Blogs, Initatives, Learning from the International Experience, Presentations, Resources
The staff is an essential element and challenge in social service provision. Long-term care workers matter and qualified and adequate staff can further support the transition to person-centred and community-based care and support. In an invited workshop, Professor Shereen Hussein
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Long-Term Care Workforce: Discussions with the International Labour Organisation
Blogs, Initatives, Learning from the International Experience, Presentations, Resources, Videos
As part of the engagement and dissemination activities for the Retention and Sustainability of Social Care Workforce RESSCW project, Professor Shereen Hussein was invited to share some of the findings at the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Geneva, in 2022. This
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Long-term care system developments in Europe and the Middle East: Reflections on Iran’s long-term care system
Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Initatives, Presentations, Resources
In a session facilitated by HelpAge International, Professor Shereen Hussein draws on current policy development in long-term care within the context of population ageing in Iran. The presentation was part of a seminar with key stakeholders in Iran. Professor
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The International Federation on Ageing Global Café: In conversation with Professor Hussein
Mobilising Research on Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Presentations, Resources, The Meaning of Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Videos
On the 23rd of September 2022, Professor Hussein was invited by the International Federation on Ageing to talk about healthy ageing in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Shereen gave an overview of the trends of population ageing in
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The abuse and wellbeing of long-term care workers in the COVID-19 era: Evidence from the UK
Learning from the International Experience, Presentations, Resources, Videos
Professor Shereen Hussein and Dr Eirini-Christina Saloniki presented interim findings from the RESSCW study funded by the Health Foundation at the the International Long-Term Care Policy Network, LTCcovid, Workshop 6-7 December 2021.
The social care workforce faced unprecedented challenges during the
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Ageing populations and care ecosystems: Policy complementarity, substitution and disconnect
Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Presentations, Resources
Global ageing is a phenomenon that created considerable opportunities as well as significant challenges. Longevity and increases in healthy years generate a range of societal and individual benefits. However, not all extra years of life are spent in good health,
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Dementia and the psychological wellbeing of older people and their formal and informal carers
Learning from the International Experience, Presentations, Resources
On the 22nd of July 2021, MENARAH's Network Lead Professor Shereen Hussein contributed to a seminar jointly organised by the Centre for Global Chronic Conditions and the Centre for Global Mental Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical
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British Society of Gerontology 50th Annual Conference
Learning from the International Experience, Presentations, Resources
The BSG celebrates this year its 50th Annual Conference 7-9 July 2021. Professor Shereen Hussein was invited to give a keynote speech at the Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA) Pre-Conference Event‘Futures of gerontology, future gerontologists: Building leadership and research capacity for BSG 2046?’ on
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COVID-19, Social Distancing and Lockdown: Implications on Older People in the Middle East & North Africa
COVID19 and the Wellbeing of Older People in the Middle East, Initatives, Presentations, Resources
In February 2021, Professor Shereen Hussein presented findings from the MENARAH’s research on the implications of COVID-19 restrictions and the wellbeing of older people in the MENA region in a symposium organised by the International Network for the Study of Arab Societies:
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European Sociological Association: Ageing in Europe
Blogs, Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Presentations, Resources, Videos
In January 2021, Professor Shereen Hussein gave a keynote speech on global ageing with a focus on the experience of countries in the Middle East and North Africa region as part of the European Sociological Association's Research Network on Ageing
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Ageing in and out of place: Inequalities at later life
Learning from the International Experience, Presentations, Resources, Videos
On the 4th of December Professor Shereen Hussein presented at the United Nation's International Institute on Ageing Webinar Series 2020.
Across the globe, changes in demographic and socio-economic structures mean that large segments of societies are growing older across the world.
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Developing a scale to measure care workers' wellbeing
Blogs, Learning from the International Experience, Presentations, Videos
In this presentation, Professor Shereen Hussein introduces a project focusing on developing a standardised scale to measure the quality of life at work among formal care workers, CWRQoL.
Wellbeing at work has been increasingly recognised as important to an individual’s physical
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The economic cost of long term care in Turkey
Developing Ageing Policies in the MENA region, Presentations
This presentation was delivered at a workshop organised by MENARAH in collaboration with the American University in Cairo in April 2019. The workshop aimed to bring to the forefront of policy debate the scale and implications of population ageing in
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The Challenges and Opportunities of Population Ageing in the MENA Region
Mobilising Research on Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Presentations, Videos
In this knowledge-exchange event, Professor Hussein provided an analysis of the changing demographics in the region and associated policy challenges. Highlighting the need to develop a policy response that capitalises on the social and cultural norms within the region. The
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Older people’s health and care needs in the Middle East
Mobilising Research on Healthy Ageing in the MENA Region, Presentations
There is evidence of a significant burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among older people in the MENA region. Furthermore, the number of older people with NCDs in the region is expected to reach 1.3 million in 2030, nearly 50% higher
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