Transcript About EAPRO

Ageing Societies
key transformation in the 21st Century
Economic Security and Social Protection for Older
Persons
Jeffrey James
HelpAge International
Demographic change
• Irreversible in nature
• Condensed in time
• Comprehensive in scope
Rapid ageing
time taken to increase the proportion
of older people from 7% to 20%
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England
Germany
92
96
Italy
USA
60
40
36
35
Japan
China
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20
0
RoK
Rapid Ageing
• There are more people over 60 than children
under 5
• By 2030 people aged 60 and over will
outnumber children under 10
• 12% of Caribbean population 60+
• Ageing well is a universal concern that is
relevant for all ages
• Ageing is a key driver of non-communicable
diseases
Ageing impacts all spheres
of life
No other force is likely to shape the
social and economic policies in the
21st Century as ageing societies
Economic Security
• Social insurance programmes in place
• Coverage varies across the region
• Significant sections of the older population do
not receive a contributory pension
• People in the informal sector largely excluded
Inadequate Income
• Many older people do not have a reliable
source of income
• Only few countries have social/old age
pensions in place
• Family is the main source of income security
for older people in the Caribbean
• Many older people still work to support
themselves, but are denied access to microcredit
Public Assistance and Social
Pension in Select Countries
Country
Antigua
Barbados
Belize
Dominica
Grenada
Public
Assistance
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Guyana
Jamaica
Old Age
Pension
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Monthly
Figure US$
95
276
50
37
74
50
15
Inadequate Income
Health systems and ageing
Transition from infectious diseases
to
Non-communicable diseases (Chronic)
Health
– Main Chronic illnesses common to OP
– Hypertension,
– Diabetes,
– Arthritis
– Other illnesses:
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- Alzheimer’s disease
- Cancer
- Hearing loss
-Heart disease and heart attack
- Vision loss
In short
• We are living the success of Cairo 1994
• Population challenges in 2014 are different
• All countries are ageing as an irreversible
trend
• These changes affect the core of each society
Actions Going Forward
• The Cairo vision must acknowledge the
demographic transition from young to old
• Uphold the rights based approach to
development, thus ensuring the enjoyment of
rights throughout the life course
• Sexual and reproductive health rights must be
affirmed through the life cycle, hence
including older women in all reproductive
health programmes
Enjoyment of Rights Throughout
the Life Course
Actions Going Forward
• Ensure secure and dignified lives in old age
through social protection floors across the life
cycle and deliver universal and equitable
health care.
• Ensure data disaggregation by age and gender
in the Cairo monitoring framework
Secure and Dignified Lives