Having achieved our long-standing ambition of extending the human life span, we're now realising there's more to it; We need to prioritize not just the quantity of years but also the quality of those years. We need to extend the healthy life span - the health span.

Blue zones are pockets of longevity around the work where people live longer and enjoy better health well into old age. Recently elected as a Blue Zone 2.0 as part of Dan Buettner's ‘Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones’ Netflix series, Singapore's Health Minister says it should strive to become a Blue Zone 3.0. What does it need to do to get there?

In recent years, the concept of genuinely prolonging human life and reversing biological age has gained credibility and is now attracting the attention of a dedicated group of scientists and wealthy individuals. What are some of the breakthroughs which prove that the idea of manipulating the biological processes associated with ageing is no longer science fiction?

New thinking about ageing considers not only the quantity of years we live but also the quality of those years.