Action Area 4

The Policy on Long-term Care, covering the period 2025–2034, provides the Member States of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) with strategic and technical guidance for the development, strengthening, and expansion of LTC capacities in the Region was adopted by the 61st Directing Council.

• Health ministers agree on new policy to strengthen long-term care in the Region
• CD61/8 - Policy on Long-term Care

Explore Policy Briefs on Long-Term Care Financing 

Investing in quality long-term care (LTC) services benefits both society and the economy, yet financing remains a challenge. To address this, the WHO Kobe Centre has developed a series of policy briefs on LTC financing in low- and middle-income countries. Available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, you can access them below.

Policy briefs on long-term care financing: lessons for low- and middle-income settings

Resources and Guiding Tools

• Long-term Care in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Institutional care in four Latin American countries: the importance of fostering public information and evaluation strategies
• Long-term care for older people: package for universal health coverage
• Framework for countries to achieve an integrated continuum of long-term care
• The urgency of fostering long-term care systems in aging societies
• The Challenges and Opportunities in Fostering a Long-Term Care System in the Americas
• Policy brief: access to assistive technology
• iSupport for dementia: training and support manual for carers of people with dementia
• Integrating palliative care and symptom relief into primary health care: a WHO guide for planners, implementers and managers
• Preventing and managing COVID-19 across long-term care services: policy brief
• Implementing long-term care systems in the Americas: a regional strategy | Pan American Journal of Public Health