Litvak J, Maggi S
Program on Health of the Elderly, World Health Organization.
Infect Dis Clin North Am. 1991 Jun;5(2):353-63.
Many issues are emerging as a consequence of the aging of modern populations. Developed as well as developing countries need to define the policies and programs that will reduce the burden of aging populations on societies and their economies, ensure the availability of health and social services for older persons, and promote their continuing participation in a socially and economically productive life. The situation is more challenging for developing countries, which must add new priorities to the scarce resources of their health and social programs when they still have to deal with the problems of their younger population. The World Health Organization is collaborating with the member states to find solutions that are adequate to their own situation. Promotion of research that will provide policymakers with data on the actual needs of their aging population is the main objective of the WHO international research program on aging.
现代人口老龄化引发了诸多问题。发达国家和发展中国家都需要制定政策和计划，以减轻老龄化人口对社会及其经济的负担，确保为老年人提供健康和社会服务，并促进他们继续参与社会和经济生产活动。发展中国家面临的情况更具挑战性，它们在仍需应对年轻人口问题的同时，还必须在其稀缺的卫生和社会项目资源中增加新的优先事项。世界卫生组织正在与成员国合作，寻找适合各自国情的解决方案。促进开展研究，为政策制定者提供有关其老龄化人口实际需求的数据，是世卫组织老龄化问题国际研究计划的主要目标。
