WHO Collaborating Centre for Healthy Ageing and Dementia

Mission & Objectives


Mission:
To support the World Health Organization (WHO) in advancing global health through research on ageing and dementia, implementation of comprehensive and holistic health systems that prioritize the Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE), to expand the quality of long-term care systems, implementation of the WHO Global Action Plan on dementia in countries of the region and beyond.

Objectives:

  1. Support the World Health Organization (WHO) in filling the gaps of research on ageing and disseminating research findings among health institutes and organizations 
  2. Support the WHO in implementing activities in support of WHO’s strategies for a comprehensive and holistic health system that addresses the needs of the elderly following the guidelines of the Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) 
  3. Support WHO in expanding the quality of long-term care systems and programs and WHO evidenced-based recommendations. 
  4. Support WHO in implementation of the WHO Global action plan on the public health response to dementia 2017-2025 in countries of the region and beyond