- 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
- 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
- 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
- Social isolation and loneliness among older people: advocacy brief
This advocacy brief on social isolation and loneliness among older people highlights the growing public health and policy concern about these issues, which have been made more salient by the COVID-19 pandemic The brief summarizes the scale, impact, and harms of social isolation and loneliness among older people, and outlines what can be done to reduce them This brief also describes several
- Abuse of older people - World Health Organization (WHO)
The abuse of older people, also known as elder abuse, is an intentional act, or failure to act, by a caregiver or another person in a relationship involving an expectation of trust that causes harm to an adult 60 years and older
- Ageing: Global population
Longer lives are one of our most remarkable collective achievements Advances in social and economic development as well as in health have lowered mortality rates, particularly among older people, meaning most people can now expect to live into their sixties and beyond At the same time, factors such as urbanization, higher education and access to family planning have led to smaller family
- 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
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