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Aging in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Sub‐par?
Author(s) -
Clarfield A. Mark,
Rosenthal Anat
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/jgs.14751
Subject(s) - paternalism , medicine , developing country , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gender studies , economic growth , law , sociology , family medicine , political science , economics
Although this sad tale describes a specific woman’s story in Uganda, the focus of this editorial is on the case’s sub-title: “Lessons for the Developing World.” Unfortunately, many of the issues addressed are generic, not only for parts of Africa but for much of the less developed regions of the world as well. While one size will hardly fit all, some principles that address these challenges are clearly generalizable.