IDENTIFYING PRIORITIES FOR ACTION ON AGEING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: LENSES AND LINES OF INQUIRY

摘要

A point of departure for delineating the major challenges in population ageing in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries such as Kenya, is to appreciate the recent expansion in of the national, regional and global policy and legal architecture that commits African countries to action on older populations. The comprehensive and multilayered nature of the responses required brings to the fore what may be viewed as a most urgent challenge of ageing for Africa: meaningful prioritisation. What action is most needed where? - within contexts of severe resource constraints and multiple other pressing agendas? This presentation delineates two principal lenses and lines of inquiry that SSA countries might pursue to pinpoint answers to this question, and highlights the two chief associated challenges for research and debate on ageing in the region.