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) 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: Global population Addressing ageism requires a fundamental shift in societal attitudes, feelings and behaviours towards ageing and older persons Age-friendly environments empower older individuals to lead dignified lives by addressing social determinants of health and promoting supportive communities that enhance their well-being
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
Healthy ageing and functional ability - World Health Organization (WHO) Healthy ageing is the focus of WHO’s work on ageing between 2015 – 2030 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
Vieillissement et santé - World Health Organization (WHO) Partout dans le monde, les gens vivent plus longtemps Aujourd’hui, la plupart des gens peuvent s’attendre à vivre jusqu’à la soixantaine et au-delà Tous les pays du monde connaissent une croissance à la fois du nombre et de la proportion de personnes âgées dans la population
Ageing - World Health Organization (WHO) The world’s population is rapidly ageing The number of people aged 60 years or older will rise from 900 million to 2 billion between 2015 and 2050 (moving from 12% to 22% of the total global population) Population ageing is happening more quickly than in the past For example, while France had almost 150 years to adapt to a change from 10% to 20% in the proportion of the population that was
Ageing and health WPRO - 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 made more age-friendly, and calls for actions to