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Knowledge for healthy ageing
Find and share knowledge that can improve the lives of older people, their families, and their communities.
Learn moreLonger lives are one of humanity's greatest achievements. But longer lives are not yet healthier lives for all.
We have an opportunity to change this. It's time to work together to make sure we all have the chance to maximise our later years – for current and future generations, no matter where we live.
It's the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing. Will you join us?
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This webinar, hosted by WHO, will present the content and key messages of 'Long-term care for older people: a package for universal health coverage
MoreJoin one of the world's largest global medical education events dedicated to adult immunisation. On 23-26 April, GSK will host the fifth edition of Vaccine Virtual Days (VVD), a free, four-day, virtual medical education event that will span across three different time zones. This year’s event will be a contribution to the United Nations (UN) Decade of Healthy Ageing, bringing together health experts from around the world to discuss the challenges, opportunities and future of adult immunisation. Register to attend the live event.
More1in6by2030 is a global, collaborative project that brings together photographers from around the world to put a human face on one of the most important "statistics" of our time — the fact that by the year 2030, 1 in 6 people in the world will be over the age of 60. Earth’s population is about to become the oldest it has ever been. In the seven years leading up to 2030, photographers around the world will show us what it looks like to live in this historic time. This is a historic moment for the world — one filled with challenges and also huge potential — as individuals, societies and governments confront one of the most fundamental population shifts in human history. This seven-year-long project launched in 2023 will feature a series of photo essays that bring these issues to life from around the world.
MoreThis briefing note, which focuses on the measurement of violence against women 60 years and older, is one in a series of methodological briefing notes for strengthening the measurement and data collection of violence against particular groups of women or specific aspects of violence against women.
MoreFifty individuals from around the world have been recognised as part of the first ever Healthy Ageing 50: leaders transforming the world to be a better place to grow older. The individuals were evaluated by an expert panel of reviewers from across international organizations with over 500 nominations received across all Sustainable Development Goal regions.
MoreToday, we are proud to announce the Healthy Ageing Collaborative, a multisectoral and multistakeholder network to advance implementation of the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030).
MoreOn 14 December 2020, The United Nations General Assembly declared 2021-2030 the Decade of Healthy Ageing. Health is central to our experience of older age and the opportunities that ageing brings. Initiatives undertaken as part of the Decade will seek to: change how we think, feel and act towards age and ageing; facilitate the ability of older people to participate in and contribute to their communities and society; deliver integrated care and primary health services that are responsive to the needs of the individual; and provide access to long-term care for older people who need it.
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The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing is a global collaboration that brings together diverse sectors and stakeholders to improve the lives of older people, their families and communities. In short, that means everyone has something to contribute
– including you!
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