World Health Organisation Tackles the pressing health threat of Loneliness in the world

Let's see what comes out of this!

I think it is part of personal responsibility to avoid loneliness if it is detrimental for one's health. Be more proactive etc. There are many ways to avoid loneliness.

"The WHO announced yesterday it was taking on the global epidemic of loneliness and establishing the Commission on Social Connection with a three-year mandate to find ways to confront the threat. ..."

"WHO has announced a new Commission on Social Connection, to address loneliness as a pressing health threat, promote social connection as a priority and accelerate the scaling up of solutions in countries of all incomes. ...

Social isolation – having an insufficient number of social connections, and loneliness – and the social pain of not feeling connected, are widespread. Contrary to the perception that isolation and loneliness primarily affect older people in high-income countries, they impact the health and well-being of all age groups across the world. One in four older people experience social isolation and the rates are broadly similar in all regions. Among adolescents, between 5­­–15% experience loneliness, according to research findings. However, these figures are likely to be underestimations. ..."

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