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friends and colleagues</font></span> </h1>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">As many
of you know, today and tomorrow – Nov. 22-23, there takes place the meeting of
the WHO executive board, deliberating on the draft WHO 13^th
Programme of Work – for 2019-2023. <span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">All
through tomorrow – Nov. 23, the WHO holds an open public consultation, inviting
comments and suggestions for the improvement of the program. The draft program
and the consultation can be found in the link below:<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="http://www.who.int/about/gpw-thirteen-consultation/en/">http://www.who.int/about/gpw-thirteen-consultation/en/</a><span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Everybody
is welcome to write their suggestions for the improvement of the WHO Work
Program. Many improvements could be suggested, and many important issues may
have been omitted from this program. <span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Yet the
omission of one particular issue appears to be absolutely unacceptable. And
that is the issue of aging health and health improvement for the aged. It
appears that beyond a cursory mention of the word “ageing” the program contains
no specific objectives, deliverables or actions to improve the aged health! It
is not in the program! We urge you to use the time that is left for this
consultation, today and tomorrow, to voice your suggestions for the program
improvement, and in particular for the inclusion of specific measures to
improve global aging health, in addition to any other specific issues that you
believe need to be emphasized. Thank you for your action!<span></span></p>

<p style="margin:4.5pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">In the link below, you can
find a joint position statement, entitled <span style="color:rgb(29,33,41)">“Aging
health and R&D for healthy longevity must be included into the WHO Work
Program”, published in <i>Aging and Disease</i>. 9(1):1-3, 2018. Available on
line:<span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 4.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41)"><a href="http://www.aginganddisease.org/EN/10.14336/AD.2017.1120" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(54,88,153)">http://www.aginganddisease.org/EN/10.14336/AD.2017.1120</span></a><span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:4.5pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41)">The signatories include
leaders of the International Society on Aging and Disease (ISOAD), American
Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), International Federation on Ageing (IFA),
International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics - IAGG (European Region
and Asia-Oceania), International Longevity Center - Australia, The
Gerontological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences, African Society for
Ageing Research and Development (ASARD).<span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:4.5pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41)">You may consider some of the points
raised in that position statement, and are welcome to reference this document
in your advocacy efforts!<span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:4.5pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41)">Thank you for your consideration<span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:4.5pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41)">Ilia Stambler, PhD<span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:4.5pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41)">Outreach coordinator.
International Society on Aging and Disease (ISOAD)<span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:4.5pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41)"><a href="http://www.isoad.org/Data/View/745">http://www.isoad.org/Data/View/745</a><span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:4.5pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41)">Longevity for all<span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:4.5pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41)"><a href="http://www.longevityforall.org/aging-is-excluded-from-who-work-program-please-react/">http://www.longevityforall.org/aging-is-excluded-from-who-work-program-please-react/</a><span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin:4.5pt 0in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41)"> </span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="1">Ilia Stambler, PhD</font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="1"><br></font></span></p>

<p><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Arial">Outreach
Coordinator. International Society on Aging and Disease - ISOAD </span><a href="http://isoad.org/" target="_blank">http://isoad.org</a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="1">Chair. Israeli
Longevity Alliance / CSO. </font></span><font size="1">Vetek (Seniority) Association – The Senior Citizens Movement (Israel)</font><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:Arial"><font size="1"> </font></span><font color="#0000ee" face="Arial" size="1"><u><a href="http://www.longevityisrael.org/" target="_blank">http://www.longevityisrael.org/</a></u></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="1">Coordinator. Longevity
for All<span> </span><a href="http://www.longevityforall.org/" target="_blank">http://www.longevityforall.org</a></font></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Arial">Author. Longevity
History.<span> </span><i>A History of
Life-Extensionism in the Twentieth Century </i>; </span><i>Longevity Promotion:
Multidisciplinary Perspectives </i></font><span style="font-size:x-small;font-family:Arial;color:blue"><a href="http://longevityhistory.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="DE">http://longevityhistory.com</span></a></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Arial"><font size="1"> </font></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="1"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Arial">Email:<span> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="mailto:ilia.stambler@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span lang="DE" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">ilia.stambler@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Arial"></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Arial"><font size="1">Tel: 972-3-961-4296 / 0522-283-578</font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Arial"><font size="1">Skype: iliastam</font></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Arial"><font size="1">Rishon Lezion. Israel<br></font><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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