HelpAge International
HelpAge Global Network Response - Zero Draft Political declaration of the fourth HLM on NCDs and mental health
Dialogue
27 May 2025
We welcome the Zero Draft’s focus on leadership, equity, and integrated, people-centred care. We are particularly encouraged by the inclusion of older people, long-term care, and the life-course approach.However, we remain concerned by the continued use of ageist and discriminatory language, and by the lack of meaningful commitments in several key areas:Healthy Ageing: The disproportionate...