{"id":31093,"date":"2018-07-09T13:01:12","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T11:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/?p=31093"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:49:20","slug":"10-priorities-for-a-decade-of-action-on-healthy-ageing-how-we-should-face-the-ageing-of-the-worlds-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/10-priorities-for-a-decade-of-action-on-healthy-ageing-how-we-should-face-the-ageing-of-the-worlds-population\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Priorities for a Decade of Action on Healthy Ageing : how we should face the ageing of the world’s population"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, most people are living longer and a significant proportion of the world\u2019s population are older people.<\/strong> By 2050, the world\u2019s population of people over the age of 60 will double<\/a>. This demographic change has strong implications for sustainable development. As people grow older, their health outcomes, needs and what they value can change. Supporting these changes by taking multisectoral action on ageing and health is therefore critical and will support the Decade on Healthy Ageing 2020 \u2013 2030.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Populations around the world are rapidly ageing<\/a> and this demographic transition will impact on almost all aspects of society. Health is central to our experience of older age. Yet, while we are living longer, there is little evidence to suggest that these extra years are spent in good health.<\/strong>
\nMoreover, one of the hallmarks of older age is a great diversity of health and functioning. Since this is often a consequence of the cumulative impacts of advantage or disadvantage across people\u2019s lives, policy responses need to be crafted in ways that overcome, rather than reinforce, these inequities.<\/p>\n

The 10 Priorities<\/h2>\n

The 10 Priorities<\/a> provide the concrete actions that are needed to achieve the objectives of the World Health Organization (WHO)<\/a>\u00a0Global strategy and action plan on ageing and health<\/i>. WHO carried out a series of consultations with experts, WHO staff and key stakeholders to identify those actions that would be transformative. Each priority is crucial for getting the world to the point where it can take on a decade of concerted action. Many are inextricably linked and all will require collaboration with many key partners.\u00a0Healthy Ageing<\/i>\u00a0will not become a reality without focused global action. These ten priorities provide the path forward.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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