POPULATION AGEING IN MALAWI: UNDERSTANDING CHALLENGES,RESPONDING TO OPPORTUNITIES
| dc.coverage | Malawi | |
| dc.date | 2024-08-01T17:16:09Z | |
| dc.date | 2024-08-01T17:16:09Z | |
| dc.date | 2007 | |
| dc.date | 2019-05-30T16:31:31Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T22:31:23Z | |
| dc.description | Population ageing – the increase in the proportion of older people in a population – is fast becoming one of the main demographic processes shaping the world today. Population ageing is a major achievement of modern society: we can all expect to live longer than our ancestors. However, population ageing also poses major challenges for society as a whole. In Malawi, where the process of population ageing is in its infancy, older people are increasingly recognized as a group particularly vulnerable to poverty, food insecurity, social exclusion, and generally poor living conditions. The majority of the elderly population in Malawi are perceived as being vulnerable because they are often not able to change their situation should unexpected shocks occur. Furthermore, the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS among the reproductive age groups in the country exacerbates the burden borne by older persons as this not only deprives them of support from the younger generation, but it also increases their responsibilities as care givers and economic producers. These factors cause immense hardship and suffering for the elderly, notwithstanding their resilient character. | |
| dc.format | 80 | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.identifier | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/ai581e | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.fao.org/3/a-ai581e.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/255228 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.rights | FAO | |
| dc.title | POPULATION AGEING IN MALAWI: UNDERSTANDING CHALLENGES,RESPONDING TO OPPORTUNITIES | |
| dc.title | POPULATION AGEING IN MALAWI: UNDERSTANDING CHALLENGES,RESPONDING TO OPPORTUNITIES | |
| dc.title | Proceedings of the meeting organized jointly by the Bingu Silvergrey Foundation for the Elderly and FAO, Lilongwe, Malawi, 28-29 November 2007 | |
| dc.type | Book (stand-alone) |