Age discriminates, 4 out of ten elderly people excluded from the best care. In Italy, data from national registers document that up to 40% of people over 85 with heart problems are under-treated.
In this context, the Florence Charter was born, the first global manifesto against ageism in healthcare which will be presented at the 'Anti-ageism Alliance' congress. AGlobal Geriatric Task Force for older adults' care' brings together in Florence on 5 and 6 April, the presidents of the major geriatric societies in the world.