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Monday, 08 February 2021 / Published in Events, News, what we do

Stakeholders advocate better care for the elderly

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Thursday, 28 January 2021 / Published in News
In the effort towards better care and health for the elderly, the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, FIIRO,  Oshodi, in collaboration with Dave Omokaro Foundation, DOF, teamed-up with stakeholders to assess the welfare of the elderly and commenced review of policies that would advance their health and well-being into old age.

AGEING: THE JAPAN MODEL

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Friday, 26 May 2017 / Published in News
“When all that is needed to take care of the older citizens are lacking, it becomes institutional abuse, institutional inadequacies and lacking of these  interventions have exposed the older persons to abuse,’’ Dr. Emem Omokaro, Executive Director at the Dave Omokaro Foundation, told Time Nigeria.

Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, Addis Ababa

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Wednesday, 17 May 2017 / Published in News
The third session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 3) convened for its final day in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 19 May 2017. Delegates gathered in the morning to take part in parallel sessions on the six sub-themes of the Forum: eradicating all forms of poverty in Africa; ending hunger and achieving

INTERVIEW WITH THE DAVE OMOKARO FOUNDATION ON AGEISM

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Thursday, 01 December 2016 / Published in News
The director-general of the Nigerian television authority, Yakubu Ibn Mohammed says NTA will continue to support organizations with Programmes that will better the lives of Nigerians, following a visit from the Dave Omokaro foundation fighting for the rights of the aged in the society.

International Conference of the African Society for Ageing Research and Development (ASARD)

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Thursday, 10 November 2016 / Published in News
The stakeholders’ meeting, tagged “Inauguration Ceremony and International Conference of the African Society for Ageing Research and Development (ASARD)’’, was organised by the National Universities Commission (NUC), in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO). ​ In her remarks, Dr Emem Omokaro, LEADS Scholar, Ageing Studies Development, NUC, said that ASARD was an African think-tank

Advocacy for Ageing Policy in Nigeria

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Tuesday, 14 June 2016 / Published in News
The Executive Director of the Dave Omokaro foundation Nigeria, Dr. Emem Omokaro made the call at a media briefing in Abuja on the need for government to adopt a national framework to take care of older persons, she described this as an urgent social welfare problem.

Nigeria’s ageing population to hit 30m in 2050

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Monday, 13 June 2016 / Published in News
The population of Nigerians above the age of 60 years is expected to hit 30 million by the year 20150, with a global figure projected at 2 billion for the same year. The Dave Omokaro Foundation (DOF) which stated this in Abuja on Monday lamented the absence of clear cut health and welfare policies for

FIIRO, Omokaro Foundation to assist the elderly

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Thursday, 08 August 2013 / Published in News
The Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO) and the Dave Omokaro Foundation (DOF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the promotion of health and nutrition of elderly persons.

10 varsities to offer Gerontology, Geriatrics studies

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Thursday, 28 March 2013 / Published in News
The Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Julius Okojie, at a two-day consultative meeting with selected varsities on the delivery of post-graduate programmes in Gerontology and Geriatrics in Abuja said the Commission has approved 10 varsities for the pilot phase. The event, in collaboration with the Dave Omokaro Foundation, is aimed at capacity development for the training
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