10 MID-TERM PROGRESS INDICATORS PERCENT OF WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION’S 194 MEMBER COUNTRIES WITH:


1. 58% A focal point on aging and health in the Health Department 2. 45% National plans, policies, or strategies on aging and health


3. 45% A national multi-stakeholder forum or 4. 45% National legislation and enforcement


committee on aging and health


strategies against age-based discrimination


5. 19% 6. 14% 7. 14% 8. 41% 9. 28% 10. 18%


Legislation and regulations providing older adults with access to assistive devices from the WHO Priority Assistive Products List (who.int/ phi/implementation/assistive_ technology/low_res_english.pdf)


A national program to support activities in line with the WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities


National policies to support comprehensive assessments of the health and social care needs of older people


Long-term care policy, plan, strategy, or framework (stand-alone or integrated within an aging and health plan)


Cross-sectional, nationally representative, publicly available and anonymous individual-level data on older persons and their health status and needs collected since 2010


Longitudinal, nationally representative surveys (cohort or panel) on older persons and their health status and needs available in the public domain


The World Health Organization rolled out a global campaign to combat ageism, including digital and printed educational materials to promote messages about aging and health.


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