{"id":13116,"date":"2024-04-27T12:22:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T16:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/the-global-importance-of-unpaid-carers-in-sustaining-the-care-ecosystem\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:15:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T21:15:34","slug":"the-global-importance-of-unpaid-carers-in-sustaining-the-care-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_directory","link":"https:\/\/observatoireprocheaidance.ca\/en\/caregiving-knowledge-portal\/the-global-importance-of-unpaid-carers-in-sustaining-the-care-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"The global importance of unpaid carers in sustaining the care ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NYpZyBBRJMQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">webinar <\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">(16 min) looks at the global role of<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">caregivers in sustaining the care <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ecosystem.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">Dr. Norah Keating discusses how families and caregivers position themselves in relation to both state-provided care and the care that is available within the global economy. 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