There is a dire need to address disaster response issues faced by Pakistani older people during the outbreak of pandemics like Corona virus A recent editorial in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) highlightsseriousdisproportional concerns of the impact of Corona virus on older people living in low- and middle-income countries like Pakistan. This is particularly worrying […]
Pakistan’s dementia challenge
If we talk about dementia with a handful of people, half of them wouldn’t know what it is and the other half would say something along the lines of: “Oh, it’s a disease that old people get”. This lack of awareness and the significance of getting a better outlook on the disease is becoming increasingly […]
Moving Pakistan’s older persons from the margins
The world’s population is ageing across all regions of the globe. There are currently around 900 million older persons worldwide, representing approximately 12.5% of the global population. By 2050, this will increase to 2.1 billion or 21.5% of the global population. Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world and in 2015 it […]