The International Day of Older Persons, celebrated on 1 October, highlights the important contributions that older people make to society and raises awareness of the issues and challenges of ageing in today’s world. The theme for 2016, Take a Stand Against Ageism, urges everyone to consider ageism and the detrimental impact it has on older people.

Direct Link to Full 10-Page 2016 WHO Publication Summary:

http://www.who.int/ageing/GSAP-Summary-EN.pdf?ua=1

Specifically the Strategy focuses on five strategic objectives:

• Commitment to action on Healthy Ageing in every country;

• Developing age-friendly environments;

• Aligning health systems to the needs of older populations;

• Developing sustainable and equitable systems for providing long-term care (home, communities, institutions); and

• Improving measurement, monitoring and research on Healthy Ageing.

Извор: WUNRN – 30.09.2016