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  1. Ageing and health - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Oct 1, 2025 · Key facts on ageing and health: explanation of ageing, common health conditions associated with ageing, Factors influencing Healthy Ageing, Challenges in responding to population …

  2. Ageing - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jul 3, 2025 · Every person – in every country in the world – should have the opportunity to live a long and healthy life. Yet, the environments in which we live can favour health or be harmful to it. …

  3. Ageing: Global population

    Feb 21, 2025 · Longer lives are one of our most remarkable collective achievements. Advances in social and economic development as well as in health have lowered mortality rates, particularly among …

  4. Mental health of older adults

    Oct 8, 2025 · Fact sheet on mental health and older adults covering prevalence, risk factors, prevention and promotion, treatment and care, and WHO's work in this area.

  5. Ageing and health India

    Mar 21, 2024 · The National Programme for Health Care of Elderly and Health and Wellness Centres under the Ayushman Bharat programme provide dedicated healthcare to elderly at primary health …

  6. WHO's work on the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030)

    The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) is an opportunity to bring together governments, civil society, international agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector for ten …

  7. Abuse of older people - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jun 15, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on abuse of older people with key facts and information on the scope of the problem, risk factors, prevention and WHO response.

  8. Reducing social isolation and loneliness among older people

    Jun 30, 2025 · Social isolation and loneliness are important, but often neglected, social determinants of health across all ages, including for older people. High-quality social connections are essential to our …

  9. International day of older persons 2024: 'Ageing with Dignity: The ...

    Oct 1, 2024 · The commemoration also underscores the importance of promoting healthy living conditions for elderly that respect the dignity, beliefs, needs, and privacy of older persons, and for the …

  10. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

    Dec 19, 2025 · Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most common causes of acute lower respiratory infections in children globally, as well as causing substantial burden of severe respiratory …