The Commission for Africa report was
presented at the opening of the Oxford Institute of
Ageing conference on "Research on Ageing, Health
and Poverty in Africa: Forging Directions for the Future".
The conference was attended by UK, African and international
researchers, practitioners, policy makers and funding
bodies.
African countries have some of the youngest populations
in the world but, looking ahead, this will have big
implications on ageing and future population dynamics.
The Commission for Africa recognises that vulnerable
children and the elderly are often marginalised from
participation in their own development. Social protection
initiatives are one solution recommended by the Commission
(see
chapter six) [ ].
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