Dr. Alexandre Kalache
Affiliation
Chief, Ageing and Life Course Programme
World Health Organization
World Health Organization
Address
Ageing and Life Course
World Health Organization
Avenue Appia 20
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
World Health Organization
Avenue Appia 20
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Contact
kalachea@who.int
Biosketch
Dr. Kalache (MSc, MD, PhD, FRCPH) is a medical doctor, originally from Brazil, who studied for his MSc degree (Social Medicine) and PhD degree (Cancer Epidemiology) in England. Since 1995 he has acted as the Head of the Ageing and Life Course Programme (ALC) at the World Health Organization. ALC activities are designed to advance the state of knowledge about health care in older age and gerontology through dissemination of information, training and research efforts. ALC special focus is on the development of policies reflecting the 'WHO active Ageing framework'. Previously, Dr Kalache served as founder and head of the Epidemiology of Ageing Unit at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), where from 1984 to 1995, he launched a series of international short courses on the implications for Public Health of population ageing. These courses were subsequently replicated by several countries resulting in the establishment of global network
of researchers under his coordination. While at the LSHTM, Dr Kalache was also responsible for setting up, in 1991, the first European MSc course on Health Promotion. The framework adopted for this initiative was subsequently used as a base for the development of the WHO Programme he now coordinates, which is firmly centred on a healthy ageing/life course perspective.
of researchers under his coordination. While at the LSHTM, Dr Kalache was also responsible for setting up, in 1991, the first European MSc course on Health Promotion. The framework adopted for this initiative was subsequently used as a base for the development of the WHO Programme he now coordinates, which is firmly centred on a healthy ageing/life course perspective.
Key research/capacity building interests
Research Interests
- Health systems and age-related disease
- Approaches to active ageing in developing countries
Capacity Building Interests
- Training in geriatric medicine, health promotion in relation to active ageing
Key methodological skills
- Coordination of multicountry studies
- Epidemiological methods
Current/planned research
- Integrated Health Responses to Rapid Population Ageing (INTRA).
- Development of ‘Age friendly’ Primary Health Care
Current engagement in capacity building
None