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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
Ageing and health India - World Health Organization (WHO) The National Programme for Health Care of Elderly and Health and Wellness Centres under the Ayushman Bharat programme provide dedicated healthcare to elderly at primary health care settings In the last few years, medical science has identified a new group within the senior citizen category, namely that of super-agers
Mental health of older adults Fact sheet on mental health and older adults covering prevalence, risk factors, prevention and promotion, treatment and care, and WHO's work in this area
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
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
WHO global report on falls prevention in older age 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
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection Human metapneumovirus is a common cause of upper respiratory infections among infants and children under 5 years old While anyone can catch hMPV, infants, older adults, and those with health conditions like immunosuppression, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are at higher risk for severe illness Extra care should be taken to protect at-risk groups and health care
Helping people live well at all ages What if healthcare didn’t just treat illness—but helped us thrive in good health from birth to old age?This is the concept behind a new framework launched today by WHO which aims to help countries adopt a life course approach to health The life course approach recognizes that health is shaped by a mix of biological, social, environmental, and behavioral factors—and that these influences