Healthy life expectancy

Aging well is an inalienable human right; to this end, a fundamental pillar is to prioritize prevention. This prevention must be adopted from the earliest stages and maintained uninterruptedly throughout life, both socially and environmentally. And especially in the health field.

Along with prevention, the contribution of scientific research is fundamental. Healthy longevity is not only based on the quantitative factor - to live longer - but also on the qualitative factor - to reach prolonged ages with maximum levels of autonomy and satisfaction. In this regard, especially in the field of medicine and related areas, scientific advances are the best guarantee for quality of life throughout our longest stretch of life.

The reality of the new long-lived societies implies new risks in terms of health and care, with the potential increase in chronic and non-infectious diseases, leading to more costly interventions. Boosting and extending the value of prevention will mean major reallocations of existing healthcare budgets and the creation of a healthcare system that goes beyond primary and hospital care.

The report Active Ageing: A Policy Framework, published by the World Health Organization (WHO), is an essential reference in the paradigm shift on the life cycle; it signifies the need to develop a “process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security in order to improve the quality of life of people as they age.

This process must include, in addition to disease prevention and health care, a series of objectives related to social, economic, cultural and civic aspects. Along the same lines, the EIP (European Innovation Partnerships) initiative of the European Union stresses that, in order to achieve healthy and active aging, it is necessary to implement new programs based on digital transformation, with the aim of responding to the social challenge that the new sociodemographic reality demands.

To learn more about this topic, we invite you to visit the sections in this section, where you can find information, studies, research and expert opinions that will help you to better understand the reality of this new and exciting paradigm.