This paper outlines the concrete actions that are required if the Decade is to be a success. These were prioritised through a series of expert and stakeholder consultations. Action needs to commence immediately, and in many cases is already underway, but not as independent programmes of work given they are inextricably linked. For example, integrated care for older people is impossible unless we change the way we all think, feel and act on age and ageing. While each action proposes a body of work that would be led by WHO, this will only be possible through collaboration with many key partners, and policy coherence and equitable impact will only be achieved
if there is coordination and integration between these many stakeholders and actions.