Acting Unit Head, Ageing and Health, WHO
Yuka Sumi is acting head of the Ageing and Health Unit at WHO. She is responsible WHOs work on Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) approach. She was involved in the publication of ICOPE guidelines in 2017, and led the development of ICOPE package of tools such as ICOPE handbook and digital app: guidance for person-centred assessment and pathways in primary care in 2019. She acts as a secretariat for WHO’s Clinical Consortium on Healthy ageing (CCHA) coordinating the ICOPE pilots and implementation and development of Intrinsic Capacity Assessment tool. Yuka holds an MD, PhD and MPH.
World Health Organization (WHO)
Acting Unit Head, Ageing and Health