Tehran – Iran has been added by Iran as the ninth area of the age-friendly international urban project run by the World Health Organization.
Currently, the project includes transportation, social participation, civic participation, employment, respect and social inclusion, housing, communication and information.
Age-friendly communities are places where age is not a barrier to life, but rather the environment, activities and services support them, allowing older people to have the opportunity to enjoy life and feel better.
“In regards to Iran’s transition to an aging country, its geography and ecosystem, we will do our best to register senior tourism as the ninth area of the World Health Organization’s age-friendly city.” As such, the secretariat of the National Council of Elderly People.
In October 2024, Rezazadeh said that national documents were in effect to create an age-friendly environment across the country.
“The global population, especially in developing countries, is old, and Iran is no exception. The proportion of the country’s elderly population has increased from 5% in 1976 to about 10.5%, reaching around 9 million. I did,” Irna quoted Rezazadeh as saying.
This document is committed to improving the physical and social environment to be a better place for older people.
It is summarized in three parts. We will hold workshops on indicator principles and standard for strategic planning for age-friendly cities, how to prepare strategic documents for age-friendly cities, and planning indicators for age-friendly cities.
Rezazadeh said that states should develop strategic state documents based on the environment and implement programs that involve the cooperation of member institutions in each city and strong participation of local governments and governor general offices in each city. Ta.
She went on to say that the necessary training will be carried out in stages with national experts and international consultants and will be monitored.
Currently, Tehran, Gilan, Isfahan, East Zarbaijan, West Azarbaijan, Lorestan, Hamedan and Buscher are nine pilot states of the project, the IRNA quoted Rezazadeh as saying in January.
Over the next 30 years, the population over the age of 60 is projected to hold a 32% share of the total population. In other words, older people will make up a third of Iran’s population by 2050, officials noted.
Currently, men and women over 60 years old make up about 11.5% of Iran’s population.
For the time being, older women account for 52.3% of the total population, outweighing men (47.7%), quoted Saber Jabbari as saying.
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