AGEING IN GHANA: RESEARCH, INTERVENTION AND POLICY
You are invited to a one-day symposium convened by the Centre for Social Policy Studies (CSPS)
“African research on ageing: Key Challenges”
Keynote Address by Prof Nana Araba Apt
Ghana’s ageing population has increased more than three-fold over the last 30 years. The current proportion of people over 60 years in Ghana is 6.6%, one of the highest proportions of that age category in sub-Saharan Africa. Population ageing in Ghana is likely to increase, like other African, Latin American and Asian countries, at a rate that exceeds that of high income countries of Europe and North America. This demographic shift will have important developmental implications. The United Nations states that while population ageing “is a triumph of development”, it also “presents social, economic and cultural challenges to individuals, families, societies and the global community”. Therefore, many countries require services and policies that address the multifaceted needs of their elderly populations. Services and policies must be evidence-based: this requires robust multidisciplinary programmes of research that examine ageing issues from macro to the micro levels of analyses. This one-day symposium, convened by CSPS, brings together researchers and policymakers to discuss critical issues in research, intervention and policyon ageing in Ghana and to chart a collaborative way forward.
Chairs & Speakers
Professor Samuel Agyei-Mensah (Provost, College of Humanities)
Professor Yao Tettey (Provost, College of Health Sciences)
Professor Ama de-Graft Aikins (Director, CSPS)
Professor Ellen Bortei-DokuAryeetey (CSPS)
Professor C. Charles Mate-Kole (Psychology)
DrSeiduAlidu (Political Science)
Dr Daniel K. Arhinful (NMIMR)
Dr Stephen Afranie (Sociology)
MrMawutorAblo (MGCSP)
Poster presenters
Akosua Agyemang (Social Work);
Dr. Delali Badasu (RIPS/CMS);
Daniel Doh (Psychology and Social Sciences, Edith Cowan University);
Dr Sarah Dsane (NAFTI); OlutobiSanuade (RIPS);
DelaliDovie(Sociology);
Joana Kwabena-Adade(Sociology)
