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Research capacity on ageing in Africa — limitations and ways forward
Author(s)	J Mugo Gachuhi, Karatu Kiemo
Journal title	Generations Review, vol 15, no 2, April 2005
Pages	pp 36-38
Source	(Editorial e-mail address) gr@ageing.ox.ac.uk
Keywords	Ageing process ; Research ; Methodology ; Africa.
Annotation	The proportion of older people (age 60+) in sub-Saharan Africa is set to increase from around 5% of the world total in 2003 to 10% by 2050. Another concern is that older people in Africa, particularly in rural areas, widely lack access to public social and health care support structures - a necessity for those caring for children or grandchildren with HIV/AIDS. This paper attempts to answer three key key questions on African capacity to conduct research on ageing. First, what limitations currently exist in African capacity to carry out high quality, relevant research on ageing? Second, what inputs are needed to help build the African ageing research capacity? Third, what specific inputs can UK or developed country researchers provide? This paper was first presented at the conference, "Research on Ageing, Health and Poverty in Africa: Forging Directions for the Future", hosted by the Oxford Institute of Ageing, 11-13 April 2005. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050418205 A
Classmark	BG: 3A: 3D: 7J
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