On 28 November 2025, ILPN’s Global Observatory of Long-Term Care (GOLTC) hosted an all-day event featuring experts from around the world to commemorate the International Day of Care and Support. This is a recording of the session:

We have opportunites to reduce, postpone and rethink the need for Long-Term Care

Speakers:

Stefania Ilinca (World Health Organization, Europe)

Presentation = 1 Stefania

Ester Bertholet (Geriatric medicine specialist, founder of Ons Raadhuis and author of a guide on growing older, the Netherlands)

Presentation = 2 Ester

Katsuya Iijima (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Kai Leichsenring (European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Austria)

Presentation = 4 Kai