{"id":2272,"date":"2015-11-03T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/building-a-platform-to-support-a-decade-on-healthy-ageing\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T16:12:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T15:12:50","slug":"building-a-platform-to-support-a-decade-on-healthy-ageing","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/building-a-platform-to-support-a-decade-on-healthy-ageing\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a platform to support a Decade on Healthy Ageing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n From 29-30 October, the World Heart Federation advocacy team, along with Member States and other stakeholders, attended the Global Consultation on the WHO Global Strategy and Action Plan (GSAP) on Ageing and Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The first key goal of the GSAP is that by 2020, all countries will commit to fostering healthy ageing, with action plans in place to maximize functional ability that reaches everyone. The second is that by 2020, countries and other stakeholders will build a platform to support a Decade on Healthy Ageing (2020-2030)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Countries as diverse as China, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe, Panama and Switzerland drew attention to the importance of non-communicable disease (NCD) management and care as an integral part of healthy ageing. \u00a0Dr Jean-Pierre Michel, former Chairman of the Geriatric Medicine Department at Geneva Medical School, gave an address in which he presented studies involving older adults who had greatly benefitted from interventions in raised blood pressure and diabetes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n