Health Issues

One of the problems I discovered when I was in Accra for a first visit a few years ago is that there is no detailed, local level evidence from which health amenities and services for older people in Accra can be improved. The Ghana Health Service surely needs this evidence to plan and make the …

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Getting older can seem daunting­—greying hair, wrinkles, forgetting where you parked the car. All jokes aside, aging can bring about unique health issues. With seniors accounting for 12 percent of the world’s population­–and rapidly increasing to over 22 percent by 2050–it’s important to understand the challenges faced by people as they age, and recognize that …

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