Aging and Health in Africa

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Maharaj, Pranitha (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: International Perspectives on Aging ; 4
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Public health.; Medical research.; Population.; Aging.; Quality of life.; Demography.; Social Sciences.; Public Health.; Population Economics.; Quality of Life Research.

Countries with a high percentage of elders risk a serious disease burden and increasing stress on health and social welfare systems.Nowhere is this more evident than on the African continent, where high poverty rates, civil unrest, and unsteady government structures exist alongside medical advances...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Population Aging in Africa
• Chapter 3: Health Profile of the Older Population in Africa
• Chapter 4: Access to Health and Health Care
• Chapter 5: The Impact of AIDS on the Older Population
• Chapter 6: Poverty, Health, and Well-being
• Chapter 7: The Situation of the Rural Older Population
• Chapter 8: Policy and Program Responses
• Chapter 9: Conclusions and Recommendations.