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STORY: WORLD BANK / HEALTHY LONGEVITY REPORT
TRT: 02:30
SOURCE: WORLD BANK
RESTRICITONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 05 SEPTEMBER 2024, WASHINGTON DC / FILE
05 SEPTEMBER 2024, WASHINGTON DC
1. Wide shot, World Bank Group Headquarters
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sameera Maziad Al Tuwaijri, Global Lead for Population and Development, World Bank:
“Healthy longevity could save 150 million lives in low- and middle-income countries and extend many more by 2050, resulting in an economic boost. But this doesn't happen automatically. It has to be a result of the adoption of robust policies, whether economical or otherwise.”
FILE – ADANA CITY, TURKEY
3. Wide shot, entrance of a hospital
4. Various shots, doctors in an operation room
05 SEPTEMBER 2024, WASHINGTON DC
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Sameera Maziad Al Tuwaijri, Global Lead for Population and Development, World Bank:
“The Healthy Longevity report argues for a lot of policy directives for countries, among which are trying to build a robust fiscal and public health system that addresses the needs of all these individuals, including clinical services. Another area is to actually secure a fiscal space and also, address the long-term care needs for communities with a special focus on gender equality and poverty.”
FILE – LIBERIA
6. Wide shot, exterior, nurse helping a patient enter a hospital
7. Med shot, pregnant woman lying on a stretcher during a sonogram procedure
8. Med shot, nurses in a hospital filling out papers
05 SEPTEMBER 2024, WASHINGTON DC
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Sameera Maziad Al Tuwaijri, Global Lead for Population and Development, World Bank:
“Working on the healthy longevity agenda will support the World Bank's ambition of covering 1.5 billion people with essential health services by 2030. So, we're going to continue doing that with our investment projects or our policy directives or technical assistance. This would be a complement – and a huge one - to our $36 billion global health portfolio and about 210 projects around the world.
FILE – GHANA
10. Wide shot, market
11. Med shot, doctor examining a blood sample.
12. Wide shot, nurses and hospital staff checking prescriptions and lab results
13. Wide shot, doctor and nurse checking on a patient
05 SEPTEMBER 2024, WASHINGTON DC
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Sameera Maziad Al Tuwaijri, Global Lead for Population and Development, World Bank:
“It may sound like the issue of aging and longevity is peculiar to high economies, industrialized countries. To the contrary, I think that this aging phenomenon is happening everywhere in the world with varying degrees of speed. So having the technical expertise, having the resources to actually address it now, especially and in low-income countries would make a lot of difference in the very near future.”
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Sameera Maziad Al Tuwaijri, Global Lead for Population and Development, World Bank:
“So, the message is that it's never too early to account for this cohort of population and to address the needs for the non-communicable diseases.”
16. Various shots, World Bank Group Headquarters
By 2050, one in three people will be over 60 years old. With bold action to promote healthy longevity, developing countries could save 150 million lives and extend millions more, according to a new World Bank report.
Sameera Maziad Al Tuwaijri, the lead author of the report said, “
SOUNDBITE (English) Sameera Maziad Al Tuwaijri, Global Lead for Population and Development, World Bank:
“Healthy longevity could save 150 million lives in low- and middle-income countries and extend many more by 2050, resulting in an economic boost. But this doesn't happen automatically. It has to be a result of the adoption of robust policies, whether economical or otherwise.”
Saved health care costs, healthier lifestyles, increased workforce productivity, and lower public expenditure on social services would also generate enormous economic value.
SOUNDBITE (English) Sameera Maziad Al Tuwaijri, Global Lead for Population and Development, World Bank:
“The Healthy Longevity report argues for a lot of policy directives for countries, among which are trying to build a robust fiscal and public health system that addresses the needs of all these individuals, including clinical services. Another area is to actually secure a fiscal space and also, address the long-term care needs for communities with a special focus on gender equality and poverty.”
SOUNDBITE (English) Sameera Maziad Al Tuwaijri, Global Lead for Population and Development, World Bank:
“Working on the healthy longevity agenda will support the World Bank's ambition of covering 1.5 billion people with essential health services by 2030. So, we're going to continue doing that with our investment projects or our policy directives or technical assistance. This would be a complement – and a huge one - to our $36 billion global health portfolio and about 210 projects around the world.
Healthy longevity means the state of good physical, cognitive, and social functioning throughout a person’s lifespan.
SOUNDBITE (English) Sameera Maziad Al Tuwaijri, Global Lead for Population and Development, World Bank:
“It may sound like the issue of aging and longevity is peculiar to high economies, industrialized countries. To the contrary, I think that this aging phenomenon is happening everywhere in the world with varying degrees of speed. So having the technical expertise, having the resources to actually address it now, especially and in low-income countries would make a lot of difference in the very near future.”
SOUNDBITE (English) Sameera Maziad Al Tuwaijri, Global Lead for Population and Development, World Bank:
“So, the message is that it's never too early to account for this cohort of population and to address the needs for the non-communicable diseases.”
The report, “Unlocking the Power of Healthy Longevity: Demographic Change, Non-communicable Diseases and Human Capital,” lays out strategies for governments that can improve health, reduce poverty, address gender inequity, and enhance productivity in low- and middle-income countries.
