- 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
- Ageing - World Health Organization (WHO)
Healthy Ageing involves all levels and sectors of government Examples of intersectoral action include establishing policies and programmes that expand housing options; making buildings and transport accessible; promoting age-diversity in working environments; and protecting older people from poverty through social protection schemes
- Ageing: Global population - World Health Organization (WHO)
At the same time, factors such as urbanization, higher education and access to family planning have led to smaller family sizes and fewer births, resulting in fewer children in many countries Consequently, individuals aged 60 and above are growing in number and outnumbering younger people, leading to population ageing
- Ageing and health - World Health Organization (WHO)
The rapidly population ageing population in the Western Pacific Region has widespread implications for health, wellbeing, and the general organization of societies It increases demand for primary health care and long-term care, requires a larger and better trained health workforce, increases the need for physical and social environments to be
- WHOs 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
- Envejecimiento y salud - World Health Organization (WHO)
Desde un punto de vista biológico, el envejecimiento es la consecuencia de la acumulación de una gran variedad de daños moleculares y celulares a lo largo del tiempo, lo que lleva a un descenso gradual de las capacidades físicas y mentales, un aumento del riesgo de enfermedad, y finalmente a la muerte
- Ageing and health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Clinical consortium on healthy ageing meeting, 2024 1 October 2024 Departmental update
- 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
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