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In November 2020, WHO-UNICEF “Guidance on developing a national deployment and vaccination plan (NDVP)” for COVID-19 vaccines was issued to...
According to the WHO World report on ageing and health , the number of people over the age of 60 is expected to double by 2050. This will result...
2 January 2017
Global strategy and action plan on ageing and health
The Strategy is a significant step forward in establishing a framework for Member States, the WHO Secretariat and partners to contribute to achieving the...
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This publication includes a list of LTC interventions that all countries could consider, prioritize and provide and could integrate within health and...
4 March 2024
Making older persons visible in the sustainable development goals’ monitoring framework and indicators
In 2015, the world reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable development by endorsing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 SDGs (2030...
7 December 2023
WHO guideline for non-surgical management of chronic primary low back pain in adults in primary and community...
The purpose of the guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations on nonsurgical interventions for chronic primary LBP (CPLBP) in adults, including...
The purpose of this report is to: assess the extent of progress made in the first phase of implementation of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing, ...
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Sex‑specific clinical and neurobiological correlates of fatigue in older adults
GeoScience, s11357-024-01259-0, 12082024
The UN Decade of healthy ageing: strengthening measurement for monitoring health and wellbeing of older people
Age and Ageing, Volume 51, Issue 7, July 2022, afac147,
Framework Implementation of the INSPIRE ICOPE-CARE Program in Collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Occitania Region
The Journal of Frailty & Aging volume 10, pages103–109 (2021)
Integrated Care For Older People (ICOPE): From Guidelines To Demonstrating Feasibility
J Frailty Aging 2021;10(2)84-85
Survey of international experts on research priorities to improve care for healthy ageing
Fam Med Com Health 2024;12:e002703
WHO working definition of vitality capacity for healthy longevity monitoring
The Lancet, Health Longevity, VOLUME 3, ISSUE 11, E789-E796, NOVEMBER 01, 2022
Artificial intelligence for older people receiving long-term care: a systematic review of acceptability and effectiveness studies
Lancet Healthy Longev 2022; 3: e286–97
Redesigning care for older people to preserve physical and mental capacity: WHO guidelines on community-level interventions in integrated care
PLoS Med 16(10): e1002948
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