This is an audio recording of a special interview with Dr John Beard, Director of the WHO Ageing and Life Course Department, who is also one of the key speakers at the 2016 HelpAge Asia Pacific Regional Conference (official conference website is: http://www.ageingasiaconf2016.org) currently happening in Hanoi, Viet Nam. Dr Beard of WHO was in conversation with CNS Managing Editor, Shobha Shukla on 5th September 2016 in Hanoi.

This year’s International Day of Older Persons is on 1st October and the theme is “Take A Stand Against Ageism".

HelpAge Asia Pacific Regional Conference website: http://www.ageingasiaconf2016.org

News article is online at: www.citizen-news.org

WHO Department of Ageing and Life-course website is: http://www.who.int/ageing/en/ 

WHO Global Strategy and Action Plan on Ageing and Health, adopted at World Health Assembly in May 2016 is online at: http://www.who.int/ageing/global-strategy/en/

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CNS interview with Dr John Beard of WHO Dept of Ageing and Life-course

Interview with Dr John Beard Director of WHO Dept of Ageing and Life-course

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Interview with Dr John Beard Director of WHO Dept of Ageing and Life-course

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