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Commitment to Global Strategy and Action Plan on Ageing and Health

Healthy Ageing is a concept that refers to developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables well-being in older age. It is a process that is implemented through the span of an entire life course. Functional ability is determined by the intrinsic capacity of an individual (i.e. the combination of all the individual’s physical and mental capacities), the environment in which he or she lives (understood in the broadest sense and including physical, social and policy environments) and the interactions within them. Longer lives are one of our most remarkable collective achievements. By the year 2030, the number of people aged 60 years and older worldwide will be 34% higher, increasing from 1 billion in 2019 to 1.4 billion. The ageing of the population affects all aspects of society such as education, housing, health, long-term care, social protection, transport, information and communication, labour and financial markets as well as family structures and intergenerational ties. In this presentation, we will cover the strategic plans and actions regarding the implementation of Healthy Ageing, based on UN Political Declaration and Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2017 Lisbon Ministerial Declaration and WHO Global strategy and action plan on ageing and health. The five strategic objectives will be shortly presented: Commitment to action on Healthy Ageing in every country ; Developing agefriendly environments ; Aligning health systems to the needs of older populations ; Developing sustainable and equitable systems for long-term care and Improving measurement, monitoring and research on Healthy Ageing. As a conclusion, and for the final challenge, we will also briefly tackle problems related to ageism and professional burn-out, in preparation for the new challenges and obstacles we will face in the future. This will enable us to be proactive and scale the ideologies of this concept.

healthy ageing, functional ability

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