The 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion (GCHP) is being held in Shanghai from Nov. 21 to 24, 2016. The theme of the conference is “Promoting Health through Sustainable Development Goals: Health for All and All for Health.” It is organized by the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the China (NHFPC), together with the World Health Organization (WHO); the municipal government of Shanghai is hosting. Attendees include those working on health initiatives from member states of WHO, representatives of UN agencies, several countries' health ministers, Healthy City mayors and experts in international health and sustainable development.

John Beard, Director of the Department for Aging and Life Course of WHO, receives an exclusive interview with People's Daily Online, Nov.21, 2016. Dr. Beard expressed his views over aging and nursing homes and shared his way of keeping healthy.

Host: Du Mingming