Foreword: The INDEPTH WHO-SAGE collaboration - coming of age

Abstract

It is no surprise that there is a lack of evidence on the health of older populations in low- and middleincome countries. Much current attention is focused on the Millennium Development Goals, prioritising maternal and child health and leading infectious diseases. The epidemiological transition is relatively recent and health researchers and policy-makers are still grappling with the new data demands. And even in high-income countries, which face increasingly large older populations and predominance of chronic diseases, there are major evidence gaps.

(Published: 27 September 2010)

Citation: Global Health Action Supplement 2, 2010. DOI: 10.3402/gha.v3i0.5442