Financing Long-Term Care in Asia and the Pacific
Financing Long-Term Care in Asia and the Pacific
Meredith Wyse,W. Walker
TLDR
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a clarion call to leave no one behind, and the 2013 Asian and Pacific Ministerial Declaration on Population and Development calls on member States to strengthen health and social protection systems to prepare for and respond to the needs of older persons.
Abstract
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a clarion call to leave no one behind. Older persons are among the groups in society most at risk of facing such a fate. In this context, the 2002 Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing provides a comprehensive framework for building inclusive societies, detailing how to ensure the participation, care, and dignity of older persons. To support this process in the AsiaPacific region, the 2013 Asian and Pacific Ministerial Declaration on Population and Development calls on member States to “Strengthen health and social protection systems to prepare for and respond to the needs of older persons ... by providing an integrated continuum of care, including ... long-term care and end-of-life care, and palliative care” (para 159).