3.1.a. Number of countries and territories that implement comprehensive assessments of older persons at the first level of care
Baseline
7
Target
16
How PASB will deliver
Key Technical Cooperation Interventions
Step up leadership
Promote effective integration of social and health care that helps ensure sustainability of coverage and universal access to health for older persons, including long-term care for those who need it.
Favor the development of environments that support healthy aging and capacities of older adults, including actions on the built as well as social environments. Combating ageism is a priority, including in health services.
Support countries
Strengthen health services for older persons at the first level of care and as a component of integrated health service delivery networks to provide equitable access to comprehensive, continuous, and quality care that responds to the needs of older people, with a special focus on maintaining their functional ability and preventing care dependence. This includes the development of capacities of health and social workers to provide integrated and person-centered care that responds to older adults’ needs.
Enable Member States to develop capacity to assess and improve the health system response to aging and to provide quality, comprehensive, and integrated care for older people.
Produce technical products on norms and standards, data, and research
Build evidence to support efforts for continuity of care and responding to older people’s need to maintain their functional capacity and their optimal ability to live in and interact with their communities.
