Global Initiative on Ageing & Merck KGaA Launches Free Online Caregiver Courses
The Global Initiative on Ageing (GIA) and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, with the support of Grupo Vértice, have partnered again this year to launch a series of online e-learning courses explicitly designed to meet the diverse needs of informal caregivers.
Available in Spanish and English, the ten free online modules are backed by peer-reviewed research and offer professional guidance on a range of topics, from carrying out essential daily tasks like feeding, cooking and hygiene to managing interpersonal relationships, emotional well-being and financial management.
The modules were publicly launched this October in honor of European Carers Day and Family Caregiver Awareness Month in the U.S. in November.
The collaboration is intended to support the achievement of the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing and the Sustainable Development Goals by improving the standard of living, participation and inclusion of the world’s ageing population.
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