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First international conference on 'Building the WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities', 28–30 September, 2011

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The First International Conference on Age-friendly Cities took place in Dublin, Ireland, from 28 to 30 September 2011, to strengthen the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and advance thinking and approaches on how to make cities more age-friendly. It brought together a broad range of stakeholders from the public, private and voluntary sectors in areas such as transport, urban planning, health care, housing, research and academia. 

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