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Ageing and health:WHO’s perspectiveAgeing and health:WHO’s perspective

Anjana BhushanTechnical Officer, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

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1. Population ageing is good news.1. Population ageing is good news.

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2. The window of time for action is short. 2. The window of time for action is short.

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235 million people aged 60 and aboveaccount for over 13% of total population

in the Western Pacific Region.

235 million people aged 60 and aboveaccount for over 13% of total population

in the Western Pacific Region.

Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Fact sheet on Ageing in the Western Pacific, 2012.

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Varying demographic transitionsVarying demographic transitionsPercentage of Men and Women age 60 and over by Countries, WPRO, 2010

31.619.9

1916.115.9

1512.7

8.98.8

87.9

7.46.8

6.46.1

5.75.2

4.84.5

4.2

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

JapanAustralia

New ZealandHong Kong

R. KoreaSingapore

ChinaTonga

Viet NamMalaysia

FijiSamoa

PhilippinesMongolia

CambodiaLao PDRVanuatu

BruneiSolomon IsPapua NG

WomenMen

Source: United Nations Dept of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision, 2008.

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Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. World Population Ageing 1950-2050

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The speed of population ageing is increasing.

The speed of population ageing is increasing.

Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: 2010 Revision

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3. We already know much about what we need to do.

3. We already know much about what we need to do.

Four critical areas of action

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3.1 Build age-friendly environmentsthrough intersectoral action.

3.1 Build age-friendly environmentsthrough intersectoral action.

Global Network of

Age-Friendly Cities and

Communities

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3.2 Promote healthy ageing across the life-course and prevent diseases among

older people.

3.2 Promote healthy ageing across the life-course and prevent diseases among

older people.

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3.3 Reorient the health system to respond to the needs of older people

3.3 Reorient the health system to respond to the needs of older people

Develop a comprehensive national policy that responds to population ageing:

Ageing in national health plans

Health in national ageing plans

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3.3 Reorient the health system to respond to the needs of older people

3.3 Reorient the health system to respond to the needs of older people

Integrated service delivery to ensure continuity of careHealth workers with appropriate skillsEssential medicines and health technologyEquitable health financing

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3.4. Strengthen the evidence base on ageing and health.

3.4. Strengthen the evidence base on ageing and health.

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Moving forward will require:Moving forward will require:

Political commitment

Advocacy

Strengthened partnerships

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WHO is committed to support Member States in addressing ageing and health.WHO is committed to support Member

States in addressing ageing and health.

• 64th Regional Committee Resolution

• Framework for Action on Ageing and Health in the Western Pacific

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We need to change the way we think about older people.

We need to change the way we think about older people.

Ageing and health:good health adds life to years

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