non communicable diseases manily affect elderly
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For seniors, good health helps ensure independence, security, and continued productivity in the later years. But non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes can diminish seniors' quality of life, raise health-care costs, and increase pressure on family members who are responsible for their care.
As the world's most rapidly aging region, the Americas face growing challenges from aging and NCDs. The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is supporting efforts in its member countries to meet these challenges through policies and programs that strengthen prevention, increase early detection, and ensure sustainable and universal access to appropriate, quality care, including long-term care. PAHO/WHO's technical cooperation emphasizes cross-sector policy frameworks and integrated management of NCDs as well as a primary health care approach.
Key goals are to develop financial mechanisms to support preventive health care, facilitate savings for long-term care, and create linkages between health systems, social services, and community resources. Also important is involving communities, employers, families, and individuals—especially older people themselves—in efforts to promote and protect seniors' health.