How Do We Promote Healthy Aging in Asia? This Is What the Experts Say
Older persons have vulnerabilities related to gender, family dynamics, financial and digital literacy, access to labor markets and long-term care. Policymakers should support the region’s growing elderly population to achieve healthier and more productive lives.
Lower Birth Rates and an Aging Population Can Help Heal Asian Economies
Slowing population growth can have broad benefits for society, including enhancing the many ways that older citizens enrich our communities.
In the People’s Republic of China, Healthy and Age-Friendly Cities are Key to a Green Urban Future
As urbanization and aging trends continue, sustainable development will depend on making cities more livable, environmentally friendly, socially inclusive, and competitive.
健康适老型城市是中国未来绿色城镇建设的关键
随着城镇化、老龄化趋势的延续，要实现可持续发展，就必须让城市更宜居、更环保、更具社会包容性、更有竞争力。
As COVID-19 Hits Older Persons, Asia’s ‘Grey Divide’ Deepens
While the pandemic has affected the entire population, it has had a disproportionate impact on the older generation that built this region’s prosperity. We owe it to older persons to pursue policies that help them to make it through the crisis healthy and happy.
新冠疫情威胁老年群体，亚洲“灰色鸿沟”加深
虽然各类人群都受到了新冠疫情的冲击，但作为创造亚太繁荣的先辈们，老年群体受到的影响尤为严重。我们有责任为老年群体制定相关政策，帮助他们健康、快乐地度过危机。
Asia’s Aging Population Needs a Safe, Supportive Physical Environment
The demand for affordable elderly care services exceeds supply in many parts of Asia. It needs to be addressed in a humane and sustainable way.
How to Protect Asia’s Rapidly Aging Population from COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need to strengthen programs and policies affecting older persons both in times of crisis and afterward.
新冠肺炎疫情之下，如何保护亚洲的老年人？
新冠肺炎疫情当前，更有必要巩固影响老年人的各项计划和政策，在危机过后仍需如此。
Charting Sri Lanka's Aging Population
These charts illustrate how Sri Lanka’s elderly population is increasing while the number of working-age people to help support them is declining. Forward-thinking policies are needed to address the challenges arising from this imbalance.