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WHO calls for urgent transformation of #care and support systems for older people.

"...#WHO is committed to supporting countries in [...] delivering person-centred, integrated care and ensuring access to long-term care for those who need it..."

#Health #Ageing #Aging #Geriatrics #Medicine #Social #UNDOP #UNDOP2024

https://www.who.int/news/item/01-10-2024-who-calls-for-urgent-transformation-of-care-and-support-systems-for-older-people

WHO calls for urgent transformation of care and support systems for older people

On the UN International Day of Older Persons 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urgently calling for action to not only strengthen but transform the way countries provide care and support for older people, especially as we approach the halfway point of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030).