With the acceleration of population ageing, healthy ageing is becoming an imperative for all. Social protection systems have an important role to play in this endeavour. Through a life cycle approach, social protection systems can support i) the prevention of disability in old age (i.e. by addressing the social determinants of health and rehabilitation), ii) effective access to long-term care without hardship for those who need it, and iii) decent work in the care economy. To do so will require adopting a gender-transformative approach. Indeed, women are disproportionately represented among both older persons and long-term care providers in their diversity. Further, to adequately contribute to healthy ageing and effective access to long-term care without hardship as a rights-based entitlement, social protection systems will need to build strong coordination between health care, social care and other social policies. This article highlights the key entry points for social protection systems to contribute to the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing, building on the rights-based approach of human rights and international social security standards.

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人口老龄化背景下的长期照护：社会保护政策的作用是什么？

随着人口老龄化进程的加快，健康老龄化已成为所有人的当务之急。社会保护体系在这一努力中可以发挥重要作用。通过生命周期方法，社会保护系统可以支持 i) 预防老年残疾（即通过解决健康和康复的社会决定因素），ii) 为需要的人有效地获得长期护理而没有困难， iii) 照护经济中的体面工作。要做到这一点，就需要采取一种性别变革的方法。事实上，在老年人和长期护理提供者中，女性的多样性不成比例。此外，作为一项基于权利的权利，充分促进健康老龄化和有效获得长期护理而没有困难，社会保护系统需要在医疗保健、社会关怀和其他社会政策之间建立强有力的协调。本文重点介绍了社会保护系统为联合国健康老龄化十年做出贡献的关键切入点，以基于权利的人权方法和国际社会保障标准为基础。