1. Health and human rights of older persons: challenges and opportunities

2. Key challenge Exclusion of older people at 3 critical levels: 1. As individuals 2. In sectoral policy making 3. In human rights monitoring framework

3. 1. Discrimination against individual older people

4. “We have to tell a lie when calling the ambulance.”

5. “They invent illnesses because they feel marginalised.”

6. “You are wasting the doctor’s time – you are not sick, just old.”

7. 2. Exclusion from sectoral policy making

8. Invisibility in the data (1)  HIV: 15 – 49  Violence against women: 18 – 49

9. Invisibility in the data (2) Available data 32 country survey:  Use of health-care facilities: 50%  Numbers of geriatric wards: 44%  Older people’s health expenditure: 28%  Government expenditure disaggregated by age: 19%

10. 3. Invisibility in human rights monitoring framework

11. Attention by treaty bodies Treaty BodyNo. of references CEDAW295 CESCR75 CAT5 HRC4 CERD2

12. Inconsistent attention CEDAWCESCRSR on IDPs SR on housing SR on E,S & A Ex. SR on indig. people Total no. Right to Health 38154-2160

13. Opportunities States Parties: periodic reporting Treaty Bodies: list of issues, constructive dialogues, concluding observations Special procedures UPR HRC: Consider suggestions from OEWG - special rapporteur & convention

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