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    Assuring income security in old age: views of the Mongolian elderly

    Global Action on Aging, 2010
    The proportion of older persons in Mongolia (those aged 60 years and over) is currently estimated at less than 7 per, but this is expected to increase to nearly 25 per cent by 2050. This trend is due to declining levels of fertility and improvements in life expectancy and survival rates to older ages.
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    Population dynamics in India and implications for economic growth

    Harvard School of Public Health, 2011
    India’s population is currently growing at a rate of 1.4% per year, far surpassing China’s rate of 0.7%. This differential will result in India's population size overtaking China's in less than 20 years. This author reviews the size, growth, and structure of India’s population in historic and comparative perspective.
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    Population: one planet, too many people?

    Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2011
    Energy, food, water, urbanisation and finance are areas significantly affected by the effects of population growth. How can the engineering profession respond to key challenges in order to ensure the provision of food, water, shelter and energy in the context of an increasing population?
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    Current status of the social situation, wellbeing, participation in development and rights of older persons worldwide, draft report

    Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2010
    This draft report provides a overview of ageing-related issues at the national and regional levels, building upon the report of the Secretary-General submitted to the 65th session of the General Assembly. It discusses the social and economic wellbeing of older persons and specifically looks at:
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    Growing older in Africa and Asia: Multicentre study on ageing, health and well-being. Global health Action journal, supplement 2

    Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, 2010
    Selection of articles looking at the status of the elderly in Asia and Africa, resulting from the collaboration of the International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health (INDEPTH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE). Article titles include:
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    EVOLVE Tool - evaluation of older people's living environments

    Department of Health, UK, 2010
    EVOLVE is a tool for evaluating the design of housing for older people. It is used to assess how well a building contributes to both physical support of older people and their personal well-being.
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    International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)

    The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), registered as a not-for-profit, non-governmental foundation in Switzerland, functions as a global alliance of patient, medical and research societies,
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    World Alzheimer Report 2010: the global economic impact of dementia

    Alzheimer's Disease International, 2010
    Aound 0.5% of the world’s total population currently live with dementia. The total estimated worldwide costs of dementia are US$604 billion in 2010. This report argues that these figures are a great cause for concern.
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    Economic security arrangements in the context of population ageing in India

    Harvard Initiative for Global Health, 2010
    Life expectancy in India is rising steadily.  However, a combination of migration out of rural areas and the continued concentration of the working population in the informal sector, means there is a pressing need for better economic security arrangements for the elderly. Women in particular face specific disadvantages in ensuring their economic security.
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    Social transfers: a critical strategy to meet the MDGs

    HelpAge International, 2010
    Non-contributory pensions enable poor older people to provide for their future and the future of their families. Alongside other social transfer schemes, pensions are now being seen to help reduce old age and intergenerational poverty, and have improved income security, access to education, health status and gender equality across other age groups.

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