💡 Ageism is when assumptions about what happens in older age lead to prejudice, discrimination, and exclusion of #OlderPeople in many areas of life.
😍 We need to break free from ageism!
🤸🏽♀️ Let's take a different view!
🇦🇷 📣 I @guillezuccotti witnessed in Argentina the tragic outcomes of privatised social protection forced on us by the IFIs. This led to austerity & misery & the current growth of right-wing politics there. The IFIs must back #UniversalSocialSecurity & the #RightToSocialSecurity.
Ageing🧓👴 is unequal. The wealthy are living long, while life expectancy is stagnating or even declining among vulnerable populations 🌏.
Learn how we can address inequalities among older persons in the latest #WorldSocialReport.
👉https://t.co/Xq81kD97E5
#EveryoneIncluded💙
The #GlobalGoals are a blueprint for tackling poverty, confronting the climate crisis, achieving gender equality & much more by 2030.
At a time of great uncertainty, the #SDGs show the way forward toward a better future for all on a safe & healthy 🌍.
https://t.co/In4bwOhGYP
Neville, @CBM_Global project manager @MosesNyamasoka @HelpageZ Executive Director @GaviPriscilla touring essential facilities assessing areas that needs potential support at Sakubva Eye Care Unit, Manicaland Province.
Really enjoyed a sit-down welcoming Neville, with (@CBM_Global representatives, HAZ representatives and the Nurse in charge at Sakubva Eye Unit) and discussing so many shared interests on the future of Eye Health, and how best we can improve the main Eye Health Unit in Mutare.
To our partners @CBM_Global and Neville, thank you for collaborating with @helpagezim to reach out to the beneficiaries of Manicaland Province in the #freeEyeHealthCheckup with distribution of free essential medicine at Sakubva Hospital Eye Care Unit in Mutare
#InternationalWomensDay2023 ✊🏾 is a reminder that all women, regardless of age, religion, ethnicity, or social background, should have a voice! 🤝🏾📢
Khadijah is breaking barriers and finding spaces in her country, Barbados 🇧🇧, to speak freely.
2.Persons with disabilities emphasised on the need to continously engage with Decision makers to amplify the voices of PWDs. Access to AMTO has since improved although there are still gaps on the availability of medication. @NASCOHZW1@CWGH1@FODPZ1@CAID_Zimbabwe@Sightsavers
NSSA Pensioners, keep in mind that medical outreach activities for the elderly (55 and above) in Zimbabwe are a continuous activity.
Our team will be in your area soon.
#NSSAHeroes#ALifeLongPromise@nickmangwana
@OMpslsw
@InfoMinZW
Nearly 1 billion people live with a mental health condition across the globe, but it remains one of the most neglected aspects of healthcare.
Everyone, everywhere should have access to mental health services.
Women's rights are human rights. They are not negotiable.
Women & girls everywhere deserve a life of dignity & respect.
@UN_Women works to promote gender quality & women's empowerment around the world. https://t.co/9DkJpsxvFB
We know that isolation and loneliness have serious consequences for older people. @UNDecadeAgeing provides strategies to address them.
👵Face-to-face or digital contact
👵Improving infrastructure
👵Policy changes
Learn more 👇
https://t.co/RIPeGxgBIW
Just like you need your Parents in Childhood.
Your Parents need you when they grow old.
Support, care and love your parents, they once did the same thing for you.