Since January 2020, Elsevier has provided free English and Mandarin resources on COVID-19 through its Elsevier Connect platform. The organization grants permission for free access to its COVID-19 research in PubMed Central and other repositories for unrestricted reuse. The article discusses the World Health Organization's (WHO) approach to healthy ageing, emphasizing the need for global strategies and action plans to address the challenges of an aging population. The WHO defines healthy ageing as maintaining functional ability to ensure wellbeing in older age, involving interactions between intrinsic capacity and environmental factors. The WHO has established priorities such as supporting country planning, collecting better data, aligning health systems, ensuring human resources, combating ageism, and promoting age-friendly cities. The WHO's Global Strategy and Action Plan for Ageing and Health (2016–2020) and the Decade of Healthy Ageing (2020–2030) aim to improve the health and well-being of older people. Key aspects include promoting research, aligning health systems, ensuring human resources, and enhancing age-friendly environments. Challenges include disparities in implementation, lack of data, and insufficient capacity in developing countries. The article highlights the need for global collaboration, improved data collection, and evidence-based policies to achieve the goals of healthy ageing. It also discusses the importance of addressing ageism, ensuring access to healthcare, and creating supportive environments for older people. The WHO's initiatives aim to ensure that older people can live healthy, independent lives, with a focus on integrated care, equitable access, and social inclusion.Since January 2020, Elsevier has provided free English and Mandarin resources on COVID-19 through its Elsevier Connect platform. The organization grants permission for free access to its COVID-19 research in PubMed Central and other repositories for unrestricted reuse. The article discusses the World Health Organization's (WHO) approach to healthy ageing, emphasizing the need for global strategies and action plans to address the challenges of an aging population. The WHO defines healthy ageing as maintaining functional ability to ensure wellbeing in older age, involving interactions between intrinsic capacity and environmental factors. The WHO has established priorities such as supporting country planning, collecting better data, aligning health systems, ensuring human resources, combating ageism, and promoting age-friendly cities. The WHO's Global Strategy and Action Plan for Ageing and Health (2016–2020) and the Decade of Healthy Ageing (2020–2030) aim to improve the health and well-being of older people. Key aspects include promoting research, aligning health systems, ensuring human resources, and enhancing age-friendly environments. Challenges include disparities in implementation, lack of data, and insufficient capacity in developing countries. The article highlights the need for global collaboration, improved data collection, and evidence-based policies to achieve the goals of healthy ageing. It also discusses the importance of addressing ageism, ensuring access to healthcare, and creating supportive environments for older people. The WHO's initiatives aim to ensure that older people can live healthy, independent lives, with a focus on integrated care, equitable access, and social inclusion.