It's Int'l #YouthDay!
Younger people are the older people of tomorrow — and older people were once younger people, too.
Generations have a lot in common. So why not join forces?
If we work together across generations, a better world just might be possible...
♾️ aworld4allages.org/intergenera...
#SocialHealth can no longer be ignored as an essential component of health and well-being – including for older people.
On this #FriendshipDay, learn more with the WHO Commission on Social Connection:
🔗 bit.ly/who-csc-report
#PowerOfConnection
There are diverse drivers of social isolation and loneliness, but many of them are experienced more by older people ⬇️
For example, older people have unique experiences of marginalisation caused by #ageism.
Similarly, some life transitions like retirement are mostly experienced by older people.
Social isolation and #loneliness harm health – across all ages.
Around 1 in 6 people worldwide are lonely, with latest data showing that younger people are the most affected.
However, older people experience more social isolation – up to 1 in 3.
#FriendshipDay
It's #FriendshipDay! 💜
Feeling socially connected is an important part of being human, and improves our health & well-being – no matter what our age.
Take the time to reach out to an older person around you. A simple gesture could make a big difference! #AddingLifeToYears
2️⃣ Making Older Women Count in the SDGs
🗓️ 17 July (Thu)
⏰ 13:00–14:30 EST
ℹ️ Sponsored by HelpAge International, Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality, UN Inter-Agency Group on Ageing, El Salvador, Japan
🔗 Register here: www.decadeofhealthyageing.org/find-knowle...
1️⃣ The Intersectionality of Ageism & Sexism: Harnessing the Power of Older Women
🗓️ 16 July (Wed)
⏰ 13:15–14:30 EST
ℹ️ Organised by ILC Canada and HelpAge Canada.
🔗 Register here: www.decadeofhealthyageing.org/find-knowle...
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (#HLPF) is taking place from 14–23 July at the United Nations.
Stakeholders are gathering to review progress on the #SDGs – and #HealthyAgeing is on the agenda, too.
Follow the conversations by joining two official side events ⬇️🧵
It's the World Day for Assistive Technology! #WorldATDay
No matter what our age or abilities, we have the right to fully participate in society.
#AssistiveTechnology can help billions around the world age with meaning and dignity.
Time to #UnlockTheEveryday! 🦻🧑🦽👓🦾🧑🦯
📢 Cities and municipalities—your voice matters!
Join @whoeurope.bsky.social’s stakeholder engagement to shape a new Strategy on Ageing
🗓️ 4 June, 10:00–12:00 CEST
🎤 A line-up of excellent speakers will share local actions for #HealthyAgeing
🔗 who.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@undecadeageing.bsky.social
People are living longer—but too often in poor health. That’s not inevitable—it’s a policy choice 🧭
🙌🏻Thanks to all who joined our civil society engagement to help shape our upcoming @whoeurope.bsky.social’s new Strategy on #AgeingisLiving
@natashaazzmus.bsky.social @undecadeageing.bsky.social
📢 Happening tomorrow!
Join the #AgeingIsLiving stakeholder consultation 🗓 27 May | 🕙 10:00–12:00 CEST
Help shape @whoeurope.bsky.social’s new strategy on healthy ageing & age-friendly societies.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3ZbDKYD
#HealthyAgeing
@undecadeageing.bsky.social
@ageplatformeu.bsky.social
Announced @ #WHA78: Winners of 2025 His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prize for the Promotion of Healthy Ageing
Congratulations to Huali Wang (China) and the Geriatric Healthcare Directorate, Ministry of Health (Kuwait)!
🔗: who.int/news-room/f...
⏰ HAPPENING NOW @ #WHA78:
Official side event co-hosted by Qatar and Republic of Korea on accelerating impact during the @UNDecadeAgeing.bksy.social
If you are in Geneva, please join us in Salle XXVI! #AddingLifeToYears
Attending the 78th World Health Assembly? #WHA78
You're invited to an official side event co-hosted by Qatar and the Republic of Korea on accelerating the @undecadeageing.bsky.social ⬇️
🗓️ 19 May (TODAY)
⏰ 17:15 reception; 18:00 main event
📍 Salle XXVI, Palais des Nations
#AddingLifeToYears
This feels like a breakthrough development - a way of measuring ageism to give us new insights and help assess the effectiveness of interventions to combat ageism. Congratulations to everyone involved in this important work.
📢 Now Available: The WHO Ageism Scale – available in 10 languages and more to come.
To know if we’re making progress in creating #AWorld4AllAges, we need a reliable tool to measure ageism.
But we didn’t have that tool… Until now.
🔍 Explore the scale: bit.ly/who-ageism-...
This #WorldHealthDay, and on every other day, let's work towards a world where ALL people can be and do what they value – throughout their whole lives.
Because that's good health.
That's #HealthForAll.
And that's #HealthyAgeing! 🙌
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So if we're thinking about #HopefulFutures, let's make sure we don't stop at ensuring mothers and babies have a great beginning.
Let's set up the health and care systems and broader environments needed to support all mothers and babies to live a long and fulfilled life.
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So let's bring it all back to what this year's #WorldHealthDay is about – the health of mothers and babies.
#HealthyAgeing isn't just about current generations of older people. It's also about making sure future generations can enjoy the benefits of longer lives, too.
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That's what we mean when we say the @UNDecadeAgeing is our opportunity to foster #HealthyAgeing – for everyone.
Because what matters is not just the number of years we live, but the quality of those years. And together, we can make every year count.
#WorldHealthDay
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So how does this all link to #HealthyAgeing?
It's not that far of a leap. Healthy ageing also means being enabled to be and do what we value – no matter what our age.
It means not just adding years to life, but #AddingLifeToYears.
And it's fundamental to #HealthForAll.
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When our wider physical and social environments support us, we can all realise our full potential according to our own needs and wishes – including when we're living with a condition.
Now that's good health!
#WorldHealthDay
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For example, is accessible transport available to take you to the doctor or your loved ones?
Are assistive products like hearing aids affordable and normalised?
Are your fundamental rights to live free from discrimination protected?
These environmental factors all add up.
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3️⃣ Health is shaped by our environments
What takes us from the absence of disease to broader well-being is supportive environments.
Our physical and social contexts are major shapers of whether we're enabled or held back from being and doing what we value.
#WorldHealthDay
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When we say we want to be 'healthy', we're really saying we want to be fully enabled to make our lives meaningful.
So how do we make sure everyone can be healthy – regardless of who they are, where they live, or how old they might be?
#WorldHealthDay
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We all have things we want to be and do.
It could be something like riding a bike, or learning how to play the guitar.
Or it could be things like being a loved one, or finding a sense of purpose in work.
The possibilities are what make life exciting.
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2️⃣ Health is about well-being
And that's because health isn't just about addressing illness, though it's a key foundation.
It's really about the ability to be and do what we value – creating a sense of well-being that brings satisfaction with our lives.
#WorldHealthDay
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But health doesn't stop at medical treatments.
For example, what if an older person doesn't have any illnesses, but feels lonely because they go months without speaking to anyone?
We wouldn't be comfortable with saying they're enjoying good health.
www.who.int/teams/socia...
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We can't take our ability to address diseases for granted.
After all, it's part of why we're able to enjoy longer lives than ever before in history.
And equitable access to medical treatment still isn't available for everyone around the world.
#WorldHealthDay
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