Recommendations for Applying World Health Organisation’s Policy to Population Aging in Latvia

Description

Objectives The objectives of the study are: to provide an analysis of the content of WHO policy framework document “Global Strategy and Action Plan on Aging and Health”; to summarize the opinions of various experts about preconditions for the development of social policy in the field of population aging and to make conclusions about the priorities of its content; to develop recommendations for a national strategy and action plan for Latvia.. Methods The following methods were used: monograph analysis, legal document analysis, content analysis, descriptive statistics. In light of the WHO policy, this research compares the recent national strategies of two countries (Austria and Belarus), based on their content and structure.. Population aging is one of the most significant trends which is bringing changes to all areas of society. The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed recommendations to reduce the negative impact of these changes through the adoption of a WHO policy framework document “Global Strategy and Action Plan on Aging and Health.” Today, the age structure of the population of Latvia is close to the average for the European Union, but the share of senior citizens is increasing. Despite this, a national strategy to address population aging has not yet been developed and no action plan has been adopted.. Conclusion The conclusions assess the current related social policies of the Latvian government, recommend additional efforts to align them with the guidelines of the WHO “Global Strategy and Action Plan on Aging and Health”, and define the main principles of national social polisy to address population aging in Latvia.

Period	29 Mar 2023
Event title	RSU Research week 2023: PLACES
Event type	Conference
Conference number	3
Organiser	Rīga Stradiņš University
Location	Rīga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International