Yet, with all the attention to this early window of life (infancy to age five), the opposite end of the life spectrum is comparatively ne- glected. The MDGs do not mention a healthy lifespan or a healthy old age. Major governing institutions such as the World Health Organiza- tion (WHO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and UN Women concentrate on mater- nal/child health and the rights of the child or the woman. Vast pub- lic-private partnerships (e.g., the GAVI Alliance) and philanthropies (e.g. the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) mobilize global efforts to prevent and mitigate childhood diseases.2 For example, although the WHO (the ostensible global health leader) includes “promoting health through the life-course,” within its six programmatic areas, represent- ing 8.9 percent of WHO’s 2014–2015 budget ($380 million), 3 the vast preponderance goes to maternal/child health; indeed, virtually all the resources are allocated to focus on areas other than aging. 4