30th September 2025
ILC-Brazil’s president, and former ILC Global Alliance co-President, Dr Alexandre Kalache turns 80 this month, October 2025.
A medical epidemiologist, Alex has dedicated his career to the study of ageing.
Following his medical training in Brazil, and then his MSc and PhD in the United Kingdom, Dr. Kalache held research and teaching positions at both the Universities of Oxford and London for almost twenty years. During this time, he founded the Epidemiology of Ageing Unit at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (1983) and created the first European Masters degree in Health Promotion (1991). From 1995-2008, he directed the World Health Organization’s global Ageing and Life Course Programme from the Geneva headquarters. During his thirteen years at WHO, he launched the Active Ageing Policy Framework and the global movement on Age-Friendly Cities, among many other enduring initiatives.
In 2012, Alexandre Kalache took up the Presidency of the newly created International Longevity Centre-Brazil in his home city of Rio de Janeiro. ILC-Brazil is an autonomous think tank which is part of the ILC Global Alliance, an international consortium of sixteen such centres. Concurrently, Dr Kalache serves as Global Ambassador of HelpAge International and has sat on a multitude of boards ranging from the World Economic Forum to the Gulbenkian Foundation.
The members of the ILC Global Alliance took this opportunity to wish him a happy birthday and thank him for the many years of guidance and friendship.
An Erasmus+ project led by Elpida, Fundacja Różne Wątki and Leyden Academy on Vitality & Ageing explores gender differences in adult education participation among people aged 60 and older in the Czech Republic, Poland and the Netherlands.
9th June 2026
A Casebook of Clinical Dilemmas from Around the World – A Graphic novel on medical ethics
Graphic Medical Ethics: A Casebook of Clinical Dilemmas from Around the World presents real-life medical ethics cases from eight countries in graphic (comic) form, offering accessible, multicultural perspectives on complex healthcare dilemmas for both professionals and general readers.
18th May 2026
Getting Older Adults Moving at the Right Time
Research by Gali Albalak explored how the timing of physical activity affects sleep, mood and health in adults aged 60 to 80 years with sleep difficulties. The study found that morning exercise was associated with earlier bedtimes, improved mood and higher energy levels.
6th May 2026
