The challenges of human population ageing

The challenges of human population ageing

The 20th century saw an unprecedented increase in average human lifespan as well as a rapid decline in human fertility in many countries of the world. The accompanying worldwide change in demographics of human populations is linked to unanticipated and unprecedented economic, cultural, medical, social, public health and public policy challenges, whose full implications on a societal level are o...

Ageing Population in Nepal: Challenges and Management

Ageing is not yet understood as a demographic as well as socio-economic problem in Nepal with adequate reflection in the policy and plan documents. However, gradual decline in fertility, rapidly increasing technological diffusion along with considerable control in mortality increasing ageing have challenged it’s properly management. Internal conflicts, poor socio-economic and inadequate resourc...

Malaysia's ageing population: challenges in the new millennium.

The year 1999 has been declared the International Year for Older Persons in recognition that the world population is ageing. It has been asked whether population ageing is a triumph, a crisis, or a challenge?' Population ageing represents a triumph of social development and public health. In addition, antibiotics and new medical technologies provide the means to prevent premature death caused b...

Dengue--old disease, new challenges in an ageing population.

1Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital 2Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Address for Correspondence: Dr Jenny Low, Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608. Email: [email protected] Singapore has experienced yet another epidemic. With more than 13,000 cases reported as of mid ...

Social policy and population ageing: challenges for north and south.