[The role of elderly people rights protection in effective NCDs control in current demographic situation].

The rapid aging of the population and the steady increase in life expectancy around the world is one of the greatest social, economic and political transformations of our time. The on-going demographic changes are accompanied by a significant increase in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases and disabled people. There is still no adequate medical care, as well as access to essential medicines and technologies for treatment and prevention of NCDs, what leads to disability, loss of productivity and reduction of national income in many regions of the world. These trends underline the necessity of developing effective measures to promote prosperous aging, which implies, first of all, legislative, administrative and other measures, as well as the development of a socio-economic strategy and action plan, which will protect interests of elderly population.