HOLY SEE: CONFERENCE ON PASTORAL CARE OF SICK ELDERLY

UNCLAS VATICAN 000120 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SOCI VT SUBJECT: HOLY SEE: CONFERENCE ON PASTORAL CARE OF SICK ELDERLY PEOPLE ¶1. Embassy wishes to bring to the attention of relevant USG agencies that we have received information from the Holy See concerning the XXII International Conference on "The Pastoral Care of Sick Elderly People", which will take place in Vatican City's Synod Hall from November 15-17, 2007. The conference will focus on the following considerations as they relate to health care for the elderly: demographics, globalisation, techological change, legislation, environment, interreligious dialogue, media, and pastoral considerations. ¶2. The conference features prominent international speakers, including Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, President of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers; Wangari Muta Maathai of Kenya, the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner; and numerous academics and health care officials from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the World Health Organization. Simultaneous translation will be provided in English, Spanish, French, and Italian. Registration costs 100 euros and is due by October 30. Further information can be obtained from the Conference Secretariat by phone (39-06-6988-4799) or email SIPDIS (segreteria@hlthwork.va). SANDROLINI