The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations (UN) have have launched the first UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) progress report, which examines efforts to improve the lives of older people since 2020, as well as highlighting activities in support of healthy ageing in nearly 50 countries. The report features results from a survey of 136 countries, conducted between late 2022 and early 2023, with comparisons made with the survey from 2020. This comparison showed an increase in the number of countries with legislation against ageism, support older people’s access to assistive products and national policies on comprehensive assessments of health and social care needs. Despite progress, further efforts are needed as the report highlights that less than a third of countries reported having adequate resources to deliver on the UN Decade’s four areas of action:
• Changing how people think, feel and act about age and ageing
• Ensuring communities foster the abilities of older people
• Delivering person-centred, integrated care and primary health services responsive to older people
• Providing access to long-term care for older people in need.
The full report is available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240079694