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Social Development in Asia-Pacific

elderly egm Nanjing

Regional Forum on Elderly Care Services in Asia and the Pacific, Nanjing

11 Sep 2011
Issue: Ageing

With the number of older persons in the region expected to triple by 2050 from 415 million to 1.25 billion, ESCAP recently organized a meeting to identify good practices, policy gaps and priority areas for action in ensuring quality health and long-term care services for older persons in Asia-Pac