The Platform
The Platform
The WHO Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities has grown consistently in the last few years, particularly in the Region of the Americas, which comprises more than half of the active members of the Network. Within this framework, the cities and communities interested in joining the Network and the members require specific tools to strengthen their local programs and participation in the Network. This course addresses healthy aging and the importance of environments to promote it, especially through the creation of age-friendly environments, considering their characteristics and through concrete actions that seek to transform the local context where people live and age. This encourages cities and communities to develop age-friendly strategies and promotes knowledge exchange among Network members.
MoreThis online course from the World Health Organization's Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean provides an overview of how humanitarian workers can support their communities by providing appropriate mental health and psychosocial support during emergencies. The online course also covers how to address the needs of older people during emergency situations in the subsection on caring for vulnerable populations.
MoreIn 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) published the Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) guideline, a set of evidence-based recommendations to improve the health, functioning, and well-being of older persons by preventing, slowing, or reversing the decline in physical and mental capacities. The ICOPE approach also aims to sustain progress towards Universal Health Coverage and promote access to the full spectrum of essential health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care services across the life course. Under this novel approach, the objective of care must shift from “curing diseases” to preventing intrinsic capacity loss and managing functional ability. Thus, it is necessary to re-orient health and social care services to make them more responsive to these increasingly complex and challenging care needs. The proposed re-orientation of care systems can happen only through specific training of the health workforce. Therefore, it is urgent to build capacities in supporting the ICOPE approach, starting from the primary care setting, a recognised cornerstone of sustainable health systems for achieving Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable Development Goals. The ICOPE training programme specifically focuses on supporting the implementation of the ICOPE approach at the primary health care level.
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