Ageing and Life Course

The Ageing and Life Course (ALC) web site is a section of the World Health Organization (WHO) web site. WHO is the authority on health within the United Nations system. WHO “provides leadership on global health issues, shapes research agendas, sets standards, provides technical support and monitors trends”. The WHO site offers a wide variety of information by topic and country and provides access to numerous statistics and publications.

The ALC site does not specify individual authors, however, the World Health Assembly is the primary decision making body for the World Health Organization. WHO lists detailed information on...