How can Indian cities become more age-friendly?

Indian cities can start by listening to older residents, assessing their city against the WHO domains adapted to local conditions, and acting on priorities such as safe walking, transport, health access and social support.

Global guidance

WHO guidance describes national and local programmes that commit to improvement, assess needs, plan, act and evaluate.

  • [Official source] WHO provides a guide for national programmes for age-friendly cities and communities. — WHO, National programmes for age-friendly cities and communities: a guide

Indian context

SeniorHub's knowledge base does not yet hold verified Indian national, state or city sources on this topic. Indian context will be added once such sources are reviewed. SeniorHub will not present global or UK practice as an Indian benchmark.

SeniorHub view

A practical start is a baseline assessment with older residents, a short list of priorities, and repeat measurement.

  • [SeniorHub interpretation] The suggested starting steps are SeniorHub interpretation.

Sources

  • National programmes for age-friendly cities and communities: a guide — WHO (2023)

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