CONSULTANCY

In order to enhance and increase the technical knowledge and consciousness of decision-makers and planners to design policies for ageing populations, and to meet new challenges and directions, the Institute offers consultancy services in the field of Ageing.  This service is in response to the requests of governments and non-governmental bodies for ad-hoc advisory activities, feasibility studies, project design and planning and the creation and implementation of training programmes. To date, various missions have been assigned to INIA's appointed experts, fulfilling another objective of the Institute in acting in an advisory capacity.

Two main agencies have engaged INIA through its research project in China, namely the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).  During 1993 the Regional Director for WHO in the Eastern Meditrerranean Region (EMRO), recruited INIA's experts on three separate missions namely in Kuwait, Egypt and Pakistan.  In each of these missions INIA was invited to make rapid assessments of various aspects of health and social problems related to older persons; estimate the magnitude of these problems, advise on various aspects of community care, assist governmental organisations in formulating multi-sectorial national plans for health care of older persons and assist in the organisation of  a workshop on community care for older persons.  In addition to this, INIA's technical staff has been recruited in a number of research studies and training operations.  In these activities, the Institute co-operates closely with the United Nations Department for Policy Co-ordination and Sustainable Development, the World Bank and the International Labour Organisation.

INIA's resources are available and responsive to future calls and needs.