iNTERMEDIATE

Older

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persons
01 International Day
Oct.
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On December 14, 1990 the United

Nations General Assembly voted to

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establish October 1 as the
International Day of Older Persons
as recorded in Resolution 45/106.
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Why we celebrate International Day
of Older Person?

The aim of the day is to spread

awareness about the need for
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health provisions and social care

for elderly. On 14 December 1990,
the United Nations General
Assembly designated October 1 as
the International Day of Older
Persons
What age is 03
considered as
elderly?
Typically, the elderly has been
defined as the chronological age of

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65 or older. People from 65 to 74
years old are usually considered
early elderly, while those over 75
years old are referred to as late
elderly.
 What is the UN
Principles for Older
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Persons 1991?

Older persons should

H E A LT H
have access to FOOD S H E LT E R CLOTHING
CARE
adequate

through the provision of income, family and

04 community support and self-help
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Out of the total number of seniors

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Women People aged 60 years or

1,342,900 older make up 7.8% of the
64,2% workforce
Men
748,800

35,8%
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Older people population by 2050

Percentage aged 60 years

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or older

30% or more

10% to <30%

<10%
 Between 2000 and 2050, the
AGEING and number of people aged 60 and
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HEALTH over is expected to double

Every older person is different

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Some have the level of functioning of a Some require full time assistance for
30 years old basic everyday tasks

Health is crucial to how we experience older age

 What influences health in older age 08

INDIVIDUAL ENVIRONMENT THEY LIVE

IN

Behaviours Housing
Age-related Fissistive
changes technologies
Genetics Transport
Disease Social facilities
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What is needed for healthy ageing

A change in the way we think about

ageing and older people
international day of older persons

Creation of age-friendly environments

Alignment of health systems to the

needs of older people

Development of systems for long-

term care
“Old age takes away what we have inherited and gives us back
what we have earned.”