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Aging and Development
Signature Issue
Our priority area for the Aging and Development unit is long-term care. We aim to illuminate current realities and experiences of informal and formal long-term care (LTC).
This includes provision and receipt; understand the broader development implications of LTC, and to identify and assess emerging models and approaches to forging long-term care systems for Africa within the broader framework of the care economy.
Focus Areas
- Age-based Inequities and Wellbeing
- Economic Roles of Older Adults
- Intergenerational Impacts
- The Life-course Perspective
OVERVIEW
APHRC is the sole African research institution engaged in evidence generation about responding to the growing needs of more than 60 million people in Africa, over the age of 60. The programmatic areas are united under an overarching goal to respond to the needs, economic rationales, conceptual frames and options for action on the rights and well-being of older populations.
The Center’s evidence-informed argument on the need for differentiated models of long-term care for Africa’s elderly population was adopted as the African Union’s common position on aging. Our strength is in our ability to influence agendas at the national, regional and global levels as we work to change perceptions of older people in Africa, as well as advocate for their considerations as countries develop their own national strategies to harness the potential of the Demographic Dividend.
Journal Articles
Towards long-term care systems in sub-Saharan Africa.
October 10, 2017
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Briefing Papers
Social Support, Physical Activity and Psychological Distress Among Community-Dwelling Older…
January 25, 2019
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Journal Articles
Resilience in the face of post-election violence in Kenya: The…
October 23, 2018
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Journal Articles
Perceived ideal body size of Ghanaian women: “Not too skinny,…
July 20, 2017
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Technical Reports
Older People and the Future of sub-Saharan Africa” in Facing…
July 22, 2015
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Technical Reports
Older people and the future of “sub-saharan africa” in facing…
October 23, 2018
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Time to Care: Debunking Myths and Misconceptions of Long Term Care for Older People in Africa
By APHRC Admin
By Elizabeth Mwaniki, Research Officer It’s a bright morning and the coffee smells great. I settle down to catch up […]
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The Secret of Dying Young, As Late As Possible
By APHRC Admin
By Elizabeth Mwaniki, Research Officer It’s a bright morning and the coffee smells great. I settle down to catch up […]
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Slums – Exploding Urban Myths!
By APHRC Admin
By Elizabeth Mwaniki, Research Officer It’s a bright morning and the coffee smells great. I settle down to catch up […]
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Perspectives for Africa on the International Day of Older Persons
By APHRC Admin
By Elizabeth Mwaniki, Research Officer It’s a bright morning and the coffee smells great. I settle down to catch up […]
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It is Research and Not Politics That Will Eradicate the Jigger Menace
By APHRC Admin
By Elizabeth Mwaniki, Research Officer It’s a bright morning and the coffee smells great. I settle down to catch up […]
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EXPERTS
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Razak M. Gyasi
Dr. Razak Gyasi is a postdoctoral research scientist in the…
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