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The National Policy on Ageing for Trinidad and Tobago (NPATT) was formulated circa 2007. The NPATT is based on several fundamental principles for older persons, which are central to its implementation. These principles include: Accessibility, Participation, Dignity, Healthy and active ageing, Independence , and Home and Community Care. These principles are in accord with the United Nations Principles for Older Persons promulgated in 1991, and also the priority areas outlined in the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (2002), namely Older Persons and Development, Advancing Health and Wellbeing into Old Age, and Ensuring Enabling Supportive Environments.
General Objectives
To promote the well being of older persons in a sustainable manner and provide older persons with the opportunity to be integrated into the mainstream of society.
Beneficiaries
Older persons 60 years and over
Country
Type
Specific to the action or instrument
Responsible institution
Topics / Chapters
Main Priority Measure
C.18 - Quality aging
Formulate policies with a gender perspective to ensure a good quality of life in old age, not only for urban dwellers, but also for those who live in rural and forest areas.
C.19 - Age structure in policies and programs
Design and implement public policies, plans and programmes —at all political and administrative levels— that take into account changes in the age structure, in particular population ageing, and the opportunities and challenges associated with these changes over the medium and long term.
C.20 - Quality of life and full participation of older people
Design policies at the national, federal and local levels to guarantee quality of life, the development of potential and the full participation of older persons, taking account of the need for intellectual, emotional and physical interaction and the different situation of men and women, with emphasis on the groups that are most susceptible to discrimination, such as older persons with disabilities, those without economic resources or pension coverage, or those who live alone or lack a support network.
C.21 - Equitable participation of older people in the design and application of policies
Ensure the inclusion and equitable participation of older persons in the design and application of policies, plans and programmes that concern them.
C.22 - Eradicate discrimination towards the elderly
Eradicate the multiple forms of discrimination that affect older persons, including all forms of violence against older women and men, taking into account the obligations of States with respect to ageing with dignity and rights.
C.23 - Eliminate violence that affects older people
Establish or consolidate human rights programmes to tackle and eliminate violence against older persons in the public and private spheres.
C.24 - Priority to the elderly
Give the highest priority to older persons in plans for disaster prevention, mitigation and relief, including disaster preparedness, relief worker training on emergency prevention and response and the availability of goods and services.
C.25 - Intergenerational solidarity
Formulate policies to take advantage of the unique opportunity provided by the demographic dividend and that include coordinated investments in education and health and the creation of decent work on the basis of intergenerational solidarity.
C.26 - Adequate health policies
Bring health policies into line with the challenges of the varied and changing epidemiological profile arising from ageing and the epidemiological transition, reinforcing the fight to eradicate communicable diseases and implementing actions for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases traditionally referred to as non-communicable, but now known to be strongly influenced by conditions of social and economic vulnerability in the early years of life, and ensure that these policies take into account gender, age, regional, ethnic and socioeconomic specificities.
C.27 - Public policies with priority on the elderly
Include older persons as a priority focus of public policy and as fundamental stakeholders in the formulation and implementation of policies aiming to improve the quality of life of older persons.
C.28 - Dignified old age
Foster policies to encourage individuals to save during their active, productive life so that in the long run they can enjoy a decent old age.
C.29 - Development and access to palliative care
Foster the development of and access to palliative care, to ensure a dignified, painless death.
C.30 - Social protection for the elderly
Promote the development of allowances and services relating to social security, health and education in the social protection systems targeting older persons to improve their quality of life, economic security and social justice.
C.31 - Rights, dignity and well-being for families and the elderly
Include care in social protection systems, through allowances, social and health-care services and economic benefits that maximize autonomy, in particular for older persons, and guarantee the rights, dignity and well-being of families and older persons, including the right to a dignified death with proper care, without any form of discrimination or violence.