Project to compile a Directory of Research on Ageing in Africa, involving collaborators on the WHO Minimum Data Set (MDS) Project on Ageing and Older Adults in sub-Saharan Africa. Project covers research conducted or ongoing from 1995 to 2003, covering persons aged 50+ years from all disciplines/areas.

Web site currently includes:

• draft summary of directory submissions to date, with online submission form to enable researchers to contribute information
• access to Minimum Data Set (MDS) on Ageing and Older Adults
• introduction to World Health Survey (WHS) - Study on Global Ageing, which includes oversample of respondents aged 50+ years from Ghana and Zimbabwe
• bibliography on ageing in Africa
• definition of old age