EICA is pleased to endorse the Manifesto for addressing and reducing older adults loneliness in Europe, launched by EIT Health as part of its Healthy Loneliness project.

Among others, the Manifesto agrees and endorses the following principles:

  1. Listen and learn from older adults to achieve a better understanding of current loneliness among in urban and rural environments, and to identify causes, consequences and solutions.
  2. Increase awareness of loneliness and the impact it has for older citizens amongst all stakeholders and in particular policy makers.
  3. Work for the detection and prevention of loneliness from a coordinated and holistic perspective.
  4. Include older adults in the design and development of policies and services affecting them.
  5. Share knowledge and learning with other regions so that across Europe we collectively work to reduce loneliness in the elderly and vulnerable.