The Platform
The Platform
Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2022
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Learn more"A fairer, healthier, and more sustainable world is an interconnected and repurposed world informed by redefined commitment in the health sector, inclusiveness and commitment to engage and support older persons in their health needs as an enabler to dignified and healthy lifestyles and, indeed, as a passage to age gracefully."
More"A fairer, healthier and more sustainable world is only possible if we promote age-friendly cities. In the City of Buenos Aires, 1 out of every 4 people is over 60 years old, making it the jurisdiction with the highest proportion of older people in Argentina. The Government of the City of Buenos Aires works to promote older people's Integral Well-being by focusing mainly on 'salutogenesis': the objective is healthy ageing. An age-friendly city is a city that promotes older people's social, urban, digital and productive integration, and in which their rights are guaranteed."
More"A sustainable world is a place where health and wellbeing are a priority, where prevention is a must and where decisions benefit the patient’s ecosystem. A sustainable world is a place with more reusable energy and recyclable products; a place where reducing our levels of consumption will not be a sacrifice but a bonus if we simply redefine the word ‘success’. From the perspective of digital healthcare solution providers, software can also play a role to reduce ecological footprints and widen the possibility of access. In our older years, we should expect nothing but a fair world with no age discrimination; a healthier world where the advantages of digital healthcare and technological innovations are available for all. For example, by providing caregivers versatile and comprehensive tools for assessing the older people’s wellbeing and capabilities we can promote the possibility for older people to age at home and continue to live as normally and for as long as possible, with a good quality of life. Implementing preventive measures as early as possible is important, as this effort will very likely pay itself back in terms of reduced need for high-cost healthcare services later in life. A fair world ensures there is equal access to technology; regulatory systems must prioritize and plan for it, creating scalable projects for the benefit of all countries, of all citizens especially the most vulnerable. It is particularly important to educate and promote the use of digital technologies for non-tech-savvy users, and to be inclusive of people with vision impairments, colour-blindness, hearing, cognitive or motor impairments, those with situational disabilities, etc. This goes both for healthcare professionals as well as patients themselves, whether they are older people or mental health patients or others. The Earth is what we have in common, let's cultivate generosity in it and delight in giving."
More"In any society you live in, human security is the key element in daily living. Housing, food, human interaction, decent living: these all constitute human security. A world where all generations, from infants to older people, could live with a sense of security is a world I aspire to work towards."
More"In a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable world, ideally we won't need long-term care but at the moment and in the foreseeable future we will. This means that long-term care needs to be fair to everyone concerned, whether they are family and friends or if they are paid to work in care jobs. By fairness, I mean that no-one is exploited and that people are valued as carers and care workers. Care needs to be seen as part of a country's 'wealth' and respected accordingly. We should commit to high quality care - making life meaningful and enjoyable. A long-term care sector needs to be health sustaining too. It should emphasise people's abilities and contributions, not just their illnesses and disabilities. Working in care services can be a 'good' job too. Long-term care can also be 'green' and help conserve resources. This means engaging with industries that have the ambition to tackle waste and can help with recycling. All this can happen and will help add value to lives."
More"A fairer, healthier, and more sustainable world is a world where older people feel accepted and feel actively part of their society. A world where they no longer feel "redundant"—they feel they have a role to play. A world where older people feel less lonely and isolated. A world where they can be happy, feel safe and know that they have friends."
More"The fairest world is one in which fundamental rights as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are respected."
More"Accumulating data argue for the critical role of the immune system in the course of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD). We understand that the COVID-19 pandemic has grabbed the entire attention of vaccine advocates. However, when it passes, we believe that while we have taken childhood vaccination for granted, adult vaccination is not nearly as well understood. Recently it has become clear that there may be beneficial non-specific effects (NSEs) of adult vaccines, including in reducing the risk of AD. It would not be a difficult task to collect vaccination histories and write a comprehensive program for adult vaccination towards a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable world."
MoreHow can our world be fairer, healthier, and more sustainable - including for older people? Do you want to make your voice heard as experts and leaders gather to forge a path for better health around the world?
The Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) is an annual gathering of global health experts that meet to deliberate actions for better health for the world population. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the growing impact of climate change, and the rapidly growing economic inequalities between and within nations, the theme for PMAC 2022 is: "The World We Want: Rethinking the future of human societies in ways that will result in a fairer, healthier, and a more sustainable world."
The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing Platform is supporting PMAC 2022 by amplifying the voices and perspectives of stakeholders, including older people, on the conference's key topics.
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We need your help to make your voice heard: what does a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable world look like for you? Have your say about the world you want and how we can achieve it by sharing your perspectives
as quotes. Relevant submissions received will be featured on the PMAC website and here on the Decade Platform.
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