Caitlin Wald
International Federation on Ageing
Caitlin Wald
Caitlin Wald
International Federation on Ageing (IFA) | MPH
Caitlin is a global health and ageing specialist with more than 16 years of experience in healthy ageing, universal health coverage and long-term care systems, with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries and Asia-Pacific.
She currently leads member engagement and network impact at the International Federation on Ageing, where she also contributes to IFA’s growing work on long-term care and international collaboration around stronger and more equitable LTC systems.
Her work on long-term care has spanned policy and systems development, governance and financing, workforce, integrated care, and home- and community-based models of care and support. At HelpAge International, she led the global Healthy Ageing portfolio and previously worked across Asia-Pacific, including as part of the project team for the Asian Development Bank’s six-country Regional Technical Assistance programme on strengthening capacity for long-term care system development.
Caitlin is a member of the WHO Global Network of Experts on Long-Term Care and has worked with WHO, ADB, UN agencies, governments, civil society and older people’s organisations on translating evidence and global frameworks into policy, programmes and practice.
Her particular interests include LTC policy and systems development, home- and community-based care, integrated health and social care, care workforce, equity, and approaches that connect technical evidence, lived experience and policy change.
Email: cwald@ifa.ngo
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | International; Low- and Middle-Income countries; |
|---|---|
| Topics | Ageing in place; Community-based LTC; Demand for Long-Term Care; Financing LTC; Governance and LTC systems organisation; Home/domiciliary care; Implementation; LTC Policy; LTC Reforms; LTC Systems; LTC systems in LMIC countries; New models of care; Person-centered care; Rights and people’s voices in LTC systems; Support for unpaid carers; Unmet needs; Unpaid / informal care; Workforce capability; |
| Methods | Case studies; Co-production methods; Document analysis; Expert consultations; Focus groups; Interviews; Knowledge-exchange; Literature reviews and synthesis; Other; Policy analysis; Qualitative studies; Service mapping; Theory of Change; |
| Role | Advocacy; |
| Interest Groups | Ageing and Place; Community-based approaches to dementia care; Innovation in Long-Term Care; Integrated Long-Term Care; Long-Term Care Policy; Unmet need inequalities and care poverty (UNICAP); Workforce Capacity and Capability; |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlin-wald-321391153/ |