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Bookmark or Share- Ageing and health - World Health Organization (WHO)The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030) seeks to reduce health inequities and improve the lives of older people, their families and communities through collective action in four areas: changing how we think, feel and act towards age and ageism; developing communities in ways that foster the abilities of older people; delivering person ...
- Healthy ageing and functional ability - World Health Organization (WHO)Healthy ageing replaces the World Health Organization’s previous focus on active ageing, a policy framework developed in 2002. Healthy ageing, like active ageing, emphasizes the need for action across multiple sectors and enabling older people to remain a resource to their families, communities and economies.
- WHO's work on the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030)The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) is an opportunity to bring together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector for ten years of concerted, catalytic and collaborative action to improve the lives of older people, their families, and the communities in which they live.
- Ageing: Global population - World Health Organization (WHO)To increase our understanding of the health implications of ageing, particularly in less developed countries, WHO is undertaking the Study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE). This longitudinal follow-up of approximately 50 000 older adults is being carried out in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russian Federation and South Africa.
- Ageing - World Health Organization (WHO)Ageing presents both challenges and opportunities. It will increase demand for primary health care and long-term care, require a larger and better trained workforce, intensify the need for physical and social environments to be made more age-friendly, and call for everyone in every sector to combat ageism.
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