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 …
Ageing and health India
Mar 21, 2024 · The National Programme for Health Care of Elderly and Health and Wellness Centres under the Ayushman Bharat programme provide dedicated healthcare to elderly at …
Ageing - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 27, 2021 · 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 …
Ageing: Global population
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. …
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.
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 …
A society is measured by how it cares for its elderly citizens
May 24, 2019 · 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 …
Caring for the health of the elderly in China
May 28, 2021 · The National Center for Gerontology (NCG), is the laureate of the 2021 His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prize for Research in Health Care for …
The Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022
The first global status report on physical activity is for everyone involved in promoting and delivering national and subnational policies that provide the environments and programmes …
WHO global report on falls prevention in older age
Mar 17, 2008 · The report describes the magnitude of falls, a framework for prevention and the challenges faced to tackle this problem. It also includes examples of effective interventions.