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Health and Care in Old Age in Africa

This book explores health and care of the older population in Africa, focusing on policy and programmatic responses, gaps and future challenges related to health and care across the continent.

The first part of the book sets the scene for the volume, profiling the demographic and health situation of the elderly in Africa. It also provides an overview of the various models of care in Africa, looking in particular at the family care model, which constitutes the main source of support for the elderly in Africa. The second part provides case studies from across the continent to explore varying forms of elder care as well as the health challenges facing the elderly in the different contexts. The final part considers key aspects related to older persons experience of social pensions, which are widely recognised as a potentially powerful strategy of meeting the needs of older persons.

Identifying lessons regarding African-centric models of care, as well as reflections on the structural and policy challenges that are likely to confront countries across the continent as they strive to meet the specific needs of increasingly ageing populations, this book will be of interest to scholars of health and social care of the elderly.

Pranitha Maharaj is a Professor in the School of Built Environment and Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Health and Care in Old Age in Africa

Edited by Pranitha Maharaj

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Health and Care in Old Age in Africa

Edited by Pranitha Maharaj

First published 2020

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ISBN: 978-0-367-07438-8 (hbk)

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Margaret Ellen Adamek School of Social Work, Indiana University, Indianapolis, United States and Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa and the University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.

Deborah Atobrah Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon.

Delali Badasu Regional Institute for Population Studies and Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana, Legon.

Samson Chane Department of Social Work, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, Legon.

Messay Gebremariam Kotecho School of Social Work, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Frank Kyei-Arthur Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, Legon.

Pranitha Maharaj School of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

Annet Nankwanga Department of Biochemistry and Sports Science, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

Stella Neema Department of Sociology and Anthropology, School of Social Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

Divane Nzima School of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

Shanaaz Rademeyer School of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

Margaret Ralston Department of Sociology, Mississippi State University, United States.

Enid Schatz Department of Health Sciences, University of Missouri, United States and School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Ganzamungu Zihindula School of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

This work is based on the research supported by the South African Research Chairs Initiative of the Department of Science and Innovation and National Research Foundation of South Africa [grant number 64816].

AFRAN	African Research on Ageing Network
AIDS	acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AMA	Accra Metropolitan Assembly
ART	antiretroviral therapy
AU	African Union
BASW	British Association of Social Workers
CHF	Cooperative Housing Foundation
CHW	community health workers
DRC	Democratic Republic of Congo
EOL	end-of-life care
FBO	faith-based organisation
FHS	Family Health Strategy
GBD	Global Burden of Disease
GDP	gross domestic product
GHS	Ghana Health Service
GSS	Ghana Statistical Services
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