Mayte Sancho, patron saint of Matia, chosen among the 50 world leaders of the #HealthyAgeing50 initiative of the United Nations and WHO

• Mayte Sancho was one of the 50 people chosen from more than 500 applications submitted.

• The WHO Director-General and other heads of organisations such as the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) recognised the leadership role played by the selected leaders in the field of improving the health and well-being of older people

As the United Nations points out, the world's population currently lives an average of 20 years longer than 50 years ago. In Spain, a little over a decade. We are living longer, but is society prepared to respond to the challenges that accompany this new longevity?

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