Oct 1, 2024 · Key facts on ageing and health: explanation of ageing, common health conditions associated with ageing, Factors influencing Healthy Ageing, Challenges in responding to …

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 …

May 12, 2025 · 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 …

May 24, 2019 · “Elderly people deserve the highest respect,” says Dr. Paloma Gómez-Campelo, a psychologist and researcher, Assistant Director of the Hospital La Paz Institute for Health …

Jun 15, 2024 · Overview. The abuse of older people, also known as elder abuse, is a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an …

Oct 20, 2023 · Fact sheet on mental health and older adults providing key facts and information on risk factors, dementia , depression, treatment and care strategies, WHO response.

Feb 21, 2025 · Globally, life expectancy at birth reached 73.3 years in 2024, an increase of 8.4 years since 1995. The number of people aged 60 and older worldwide is projected to increase …

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.

Jul 29, 2021 · 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 …

Oct 26, 2020 · WHO defines healthy ageing as “the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age.”