Ageism is a highly prevalent worldwide issue that affects both younger and older people. For that reason, The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a broad campaign aimed at combating this problem with the primary goal of providing equal opportunities to the population across the world. WHO defines ageism as discriminative and prejudiced behavior towards an individual based on their age, depriving a person of various possibilities.
A global campaign to fight ageism undertakes several primary objectives – social attitudes, stereotypes, and behaviors based on age, policies, and regulations that perpetuate and encourage ageism. One of the campaigns’ outlined objectives is to foster knowledge translation and information exchange between nations, which I believe can be achieved on a country level. Inviting foreign ambassadors from the realms, which manage to tackle ageism most successfully, is an effective strategy to improve the status of the problem, simultaneously grow the international presence and perform as a country willing to resolve the issue. In my opinion it will help in the resolution if ageism, educate the representatives of the government, and improve the existing international relationships.
On an individual level, it is always possible to spread awareness of the issue among peers and family. It takes one person to share the problem, and the notice will reach across quickly. While encountering ageism in governmental facilities or in everyday life, it is vital to outline it for other people, making them aware of discriminatory behavior. Small steps also matter, and by setting a personal example, it is possible to gradually change the community