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Age-friendly initiatives - GHANA.

Sally Yalley¹, Akye Essuman², Patrick Adjei³

¹Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Association of Ghana, Tema, Ghana.

The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging

|April 26, 2024

Summary

Ghana is developing age-friendly initiatives across policy, healthcare, finance, social services, education, and research. This review highlights key efforts and identifies gaps to promote age-friendly societies for its growing older population.

Keywords:

Africa Age-friendly Dementia Ghana Initiatives

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Public Health
Social Policy

Background:

Global population aging presents significant challenges requiring age-friendly policies.
Sub-Saharan Africa faces unique hurdles in implementing age-friendly initiatives.
Ghana showcases progress and areas for improvement in supporting its older adults.

Purpose of the Study:

To review existing age-friendly initiatives in Ghana.
To identify gaps in policy, healthcare, finance, social services, education, and research.
To promote the development of strategies for an age-friendly Ghanaian society.

Main Methods:

Mini-review of current literature and initiatives.
Analysis of key areas including policy, healthcare, finance, social services, education, and research.
Focus on dementia-friendly community development.

Main Results:

Ghana has implemented various initiatives across multiple sectors.
Progress in some areas is slower than desired, indicating room for growth.
Specific attention is given to creating dementia-friendly communities.

Conclusions:

Ghana is actively working towards becoming an age-friendly nation.
Targeted interventions are needed to address identified gaps.
Continued development of age-friendly policies and services is crucial for an aging population.