- Ageing and health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Key facts on ageing and health: explanation of ageing, common health conditions associated with ageing, Factors influencing Healthy Ageing, Challenges in responding to population ageing and WHO's response
- Ageing - World Health Organization (WHO)
Every person – in every country in the world – should have the opportunity to live a long and healthy life Yet, the environments in which we live can favour health or be harmful to it Environments are highly influential on our behaviour and our exposure to health risks (for example, air pollution or violence), our access to services (for example, health and social care) and the
- 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
- Mental health of older adults
Fact sheet on mental health and older adults providing key facts and information on risk factors, dementia , depression, treatment and care strategies, WHO response
- A society is measured by how it cares for its elderly citizens
A few decades ago, elderly patients with fractures were treated by orthopaedists only Geriatric specialists have increasingly come on board and, as a result, treating patients with hip fractures has enormously improved Dr Saez is a pioneer in ortho-geriatrics, having introduced it in several hospitals in Spain
- Abuse of older people - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on abuse of older people with key facts and information on the scope of the problem, risk factors, prevention and WHO response
- Ageing: Global population
Although people are, on average, living longer than ever before, globally there is little evidence that older people today are in better health than previous generations Furthermore, good health in older age is not distributed equally, either between or within generations WHO works with Member States, UN agencies and diverse stakeholders from various sectors to close the gap between longer
- International day of older persons 2024: Ageing with Dignity: The . . .
The commemoration also underscores the importance of promoting healthy living conditions for elderly that respect the dignity, beliefs, needs, and privacy of older persons, and for the right to make decisions about their care and quality of their lives Based on the latest projections by the United Nations, the number of older people (defined as
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