Public and health policy for the aged in Africa to the South of Saara

Marta Regina Soares de Assunção; Susana Isabel Mendes Pinto; Helena Maria Guerreiro José

doi:10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0313

Public and health policy for the aged in Africa to the South of Saara

Marta Regina Soares de Assunção, Susana Isabel Mendes Pinto, Helena Maria Guerreiro José

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OBJECTIVE: to know the social and health responses for the elderly in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: An integrative literature review. RESULTS: There is a lack of specialized health care to meet the real needs of the elderly, and the shortage of health professionals does not contribute favorably to this situation. There is a small number of facilities for the elderly and most of them are inadequate. Although there are models of care as well as social and health support policies for the elderly, there are still inequities/inequalities in access to these policies, especially for the most disadvantaged populations. CONCLUSION: Social and health policies for the elderly in Sub-Saharan Africa are below standard and appropriate economic, political and social intervention is required.

Translated title of the contribution	Política pública e de saúde para o idoso na África ao Sul do Saara
Original language	English
Article number	e20190313
Journal	Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Volume	73
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0313
Publication status	Published - 8 Jul 2020

Keywords

Aged
Health services for the aged
Public policy
Old age assistance
Africa South of the Sahara

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Public and health policy for the aged in Africa to the South of Saara

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