WHO Press Conference
Press Conference Announcement
“Ageing well” must be a global priority A major new Series on health and ageing, to be published in The Lancet on 6 November, warns that unless health systems find effective strategies to address the problems faced by an ageing world population, the growing burden of chronic disease will greatly affect the quality of life of older people. As people across the world live longer, soaring levels of chronic illness and diminished wellbeing are poised to become a major global public health challenge
Material under embargo until : 01:01 CET Thursday 6 November, 2014
Dr Tiers Boerma Series author and Director, Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems, WHO
Dr Somnath Chatterji, Series author and Coordinator, Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems, WHO
Dr Islene Araujo de Carvalho, Senior Policy and Strategy Adviser, Department of Ageing and Life Course, WHO
Material under embargo until : 01:01 CET Thursday 6 November, 2014
Dr Tiers Boerma Series author and Director, Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems, WHO
Dr Somnath Chatterji, Series author and Coordinator, Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems, WHO
Dr Islene Araujo de Carvalho, Senior Policy and Strategy Adviser, Department of Ageing and Life Course, WHO
