The number of older persons in Africa is growing rapidly: between 2015 and 2030 the number of people
aged 60 years or over in the region is projected to increase by more than 63 per cent (United Nations,
2015). Accordingly, the situation of older persons in Africa, in particular with respect to their well being,
is a matter of growing concern among researchers and policymakers alike. This report provides an
extensive directory of research on ageing in Africa covering the period 2004-2015, updating the Directory
of Research on Ageing in Africa: 1995-2003 prepared previously by Dr. Paul Kowal for the World Health
Organization. The Directory aims to profile, promote and encourage research into the health and needs of
people aged 50 years or over in Africa, and to enable the use of evidence for policy. Such evidence is
essential to enable countries undergoing rapid demographic and epidemiological transitions to develop
appropriate policy responses and to monitor the implementation and impact of those policies.
The Directory includes descriptions of research activities submitted by primary investigators, with
minimal editing. The submissions were summarized according to how the research results addressed the
policy directions of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), and the research
methods that have been applied. Taken as a whole, the Directory demonstrates the growing body of
rigorous and in-depth research into ageing across Africa. While not all research on ageing in Africa has
been included here, a review of the updated Directory indicates that research has been less active in some
countries, and that some high-priority areas of research remain under-investigated. The process of
creating the Directory revealed the difficulty of identifying research on ageing in Africa through searches
of high-impact peer reviewed journals or standard bibliographic search engines. Much of the published
research evidence on ageing in Africa presented in this Directory was identified through detailed internet
searches or through the direct contributions of research collaborators.
Filling the evidence gaps on the status and needs of older persons in Africa requires concerted efforts
from individual countries and the pan-African community, together with contributions from the
international research community. It is hoped that this Directory will enhance networking and political
action and facilitate collaborative research efforts to focus on older persons in Africa.
This report was prepared for Population Division by a team led by Professor Julie Byles, Director of the
Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing at the University of Newcastle, Australia and Dr.
Paul Kowal, Scientist at the Multi-Country Studies Unit, World Health Organization, Geneva. The
preparation of this report was assisted by Masuma Khanam, Tazeen Majeed, Patrick Skippen, Xiaoyue
Xu and John Hall. Thanks are due to all of the researchers who contributed information and updates about
their work. Special acknowledgement is due to Monica Ferreira and Nana Araba Apt, leaders in research
on ageing in Africa, who graciously mentored and encouraged subsequent generations of ageing
researchers and advocates.
The number of older persons in Africa is growing rapidly: between 2015 and 2030 the number of peopleaged 60 years or over in the region is projected to increase by more than 63 per cent (United Nations,2015). Accordingly, the situation of older persons in Africa, in particular with respect to their well being,is a matter of growing concern among researchers and policymakers alike. This report provides anextensive directory of research on ageing in Africa covering the period 2004-2015, updating the Directoryof Research on Ageing in Africa: 1995-2003 prepared previously by Dr. Paul Kowal for the World HealthOrganization. The Directory aims to profile, promote and encourage research into the health and needs ofpeople aged 50 years or over in Africa, and to enable the use of evidence for policy. Such evidence isessential to enable countries undergoing rapid demographic and epidemiological transitions to developappropriate policy responses and to monitor the implementation and impact of those policies.The Directory includes descriptions of research activities submitted by primary investigators, withminimal editing. The submissions were summarized according to how the research results addressed thepolicy directions of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), and the researchmethods that have been applied. Taken as a whole, the Directory demonstrates the growing body ofrigorous and in-depth research into ageing across Africa. While not all research on ageing in Africa hasbeen included here, a review of the updated Directory indicates that research has been less active in somecountries, and that some high-priority areas of research remain under-investigated. The process ofcreating the Directory revealed the difficulty of identifying research on ageing in Africa through searchesof high-impact peer reviewed journals or standard bibliographic search engines. Much of the publishedresearch evidence on ageing in Africa presented in this Directory was identified through detailed internetsearches or through the direct contributions of research collaborators.Filling the evidence gaps on the status and needs of older persons in Africa requires concerted effortsfrom individual countries and the pan-African community, together with contributions from theinternational research community. It is hoped that this Directory will enhance networking and politicalaction and facilitate collaborative research efforts to focus on older persons in Africa.This report was prepared for Population Division by a team led by Professor Julie Byles, Director of theResearch Centre for Generational Health and Ageing at the University of Newcastle, Australia and Dr.Paul Kowal, Scientist at the Multi-Country Studies Unit, World Health Organization, Geneva. Thepreparation of this report was assisted by Masuma Khanam, Tazeen Majeed, Patrick Skippen, XiaoyueXu and John Hall. Thanks are due to all of the researchers who contributed information and updates about
their work. Special acknowledgement is due to Monica Ferreira and Nana Araba Apt, leaders in research
on ageing in Africa, who graciously mentored and encouraged subsequent generations of ageing
researchers and advocates.
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