MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, USA, March 3, 2018. In May 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a 5-year global action framework to address ageing and health.Achieving the goal of reducing care dependency in older age will require the coordinated efforts not only of geriatricians and other specialists but of primary care providers as well, according to Dr. Islene Araujo de Carvalho, Senior Policy and Strategy Adviser in WHO’s Department of Ageing and Life Course.

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