"Despite the frequency and the serious health consequences, elder abuse remains one of the least investigated types of violence in national surveys, and one of the least addressed in national plans to prevent violence," Ms Officer adds.
By 2050 the number of people aged 60 and over will double to reach 2 billion globally, with the vast majority of older people living in low- and middle-income countries.
If the proportion of elderabuse victims remains constant, the number of people affected will increase rapidly due to population ageing, growing to 320 million victims by 2050.
"Elder abuse is rarely discussed in policy circles, less prioritized for research and addressed by only a handful of organizations," notes Dr Etienne Krug, Director of the WHO Department for the Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention.
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我们必须努力阐明这一重要的社会挑战，了解如何能最好地预防这个问题，并帮助制定必要的措施。”
"Governments must protect all people from violence.
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全球战略和行动计划
Globalstrategy and action plan
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2016年5月，卫生部长们在世界卫生大会上通过了世卫组织《老龄化与健康全球战略和行动计划》。
In May 2016, Ministers of Health adopted the WHO Global Strategy and Action Plan on Ageing and Health at the World Health Assembly.
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该战略为在各国开展与可持续发展目标一致的协调行动提供了指导。
The Strategy provides guidance for coordinated action in countries that aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals.
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该战略为防止虐待老年人提出的重点行动包括：
Priority actions for elder abuse in the Strategy include:
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改进关于虐待老年人频率的研究，特别是在东南亚、中东和非洲地区数据极少的低收入和中等收入国家。
improving studies on the frequency of elder abuse particularly in low- and middle-income countries from South-East Asia, Middle East and Africa, for which there is little data