In many low income African countries, three factors are placing an undue burden on the elderly. First, the burden on the elderly has enormously increased with the increase in mortality of prime age adults due to HIV AIDS pandemic and regional conflicts. Second, the traditional safety net of the extended family has become ineffective and unreliable for the elderly. Third, in a few countries, the elderly are called upon to shoulder the responsibility...
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2005/03/01
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Autre étude sur la pauvreté
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2005/05/03
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Ageing and poverty in Africa and the role of social pensions
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incidence of poverty among children
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