ILC South Africa together with the Institute of Ageing in Africa at the University of Cape Town co organised the AFRICA AGEING Conference, held in Cape Town, South Africa on 17-20 October 2012.
IAAG Africa Regional Conference - Dr Alex Kalache Robert Butler Mermorial Presentation
1. International Longevity Centre
Robert Butler Memorial Lecture
The Longevity Revolution within
the African context: opportunity
and challenge.
Cape Town, October - 2012
Alexandre Kalache
President - International Longevity Centre - Brazil
Senior Policy Advisor on Global Ageing, New York Academy of Medicine
HelpAge International Global Ambassador
6. The reality though is that the
Longevity Revolution has yet
to happen in Africa.
7. Proportion of 65 +
2010 2020
Angola 2.9 3.1
Botswana 3.9 4.5
Chad 2.9 3.1
Ghana 3.6 4.0
South Africa 5.5 7.4
Italy 20.3 23.1
Japan 22.6 28.3
US Census Bureau 2012
8. However, more than ever
Older Persons in Africa are
playing a crucial role in their
societies.
9. Moreover, there is hope and
opportunity for Africa to
prepare itself to the Longevity
Revolution.
10. What a privileged time we
live in…
shaping a society for all ages
to face the Longevity
Revolution
24. WHO definition of Active Ageing
The process of optimising the
opportunities for health, life-long
learning, participation
and security in order to enhance
quality of life as individuals age
27. ‘The Life Course approach
offers an interdisciplinary
conceptual framework to
guide research and policies
in relation to health,
human development
and ageing’
28. Functional capacity decline
Early Life Adult Life Older age
Growth and Maintaining highest Maintaining independence and
development possible level of preventing disability
Functional Capacity
function
Rang
e
indiv of functio
idual n in
s
Disability Threshold
Rehabilitation
and ensuring the
quality of life
Age
Kalache 2011 Fonte: Kalache and Kickbusch, 1997
29. Functional capacity decline
and the impact of interventions
Early Life Adult Life Older age
Growth and Maintaining highest Maintaining independence and
development possible level of function preventing disability
Functional Capacity
Disability threshold
Rehabilitation
and ensuring the
quality of life
Age
33. The need for standard
language:
• Positive ageing
• Healthy ageing
• Successful ageing
• Vital ageing
• Ageing well
• Productive ageing
• ........................... ACTIVE AGEING
34. An Ageing World
Population 2000 2025
2050
(in billions)
Total 6.0 7.8 8.9
Developed countries 1.2 1.2 1.2
Developing countries 4.7 6.6
7.8
60+ 0.6 1.2 2.0
Developed countries 0.2 0.3
0.3
Developing countries 0.4 0.9
1.7
35. In Africa, by the year 2050,
there will 212 million people
aged 60 and over.
37. More older people throughout the world
By 2050 the number
of people 60+ living
in urban areas of
the developing
world will be 6 times
larger than now.
49. What is an Age Friendly City?
An urban environment
accessible and inclusive
that promotes
ACTIVE AGEING
in all its main pillars:
Health,
Life-long learning,
Participation and
Security
50. The 8 dimensions
for research and action
Transportation
Housing
Outdoor
Spaces &
Public Social
Buildings Participation
Community
Age-Friendly
Support & Cities Respect &
Health Social
Services Inclusion
Civic
Communication
Participation
& Information
&
Employment 50
51. A bottom up approach …
Older persons as protagonists
52. ... but also top down
The need for responses
from the public sector
53. However, age friendly policies
are particularly needed at a
macro level:
From cities to States:
Sao Paulo
South Australia
Andalucía
55. ... implying:
• The Right to Health
• The Right to Learn
• The Right to Work
• The Right to be Protected
• The Right to be Insured
• The Right to Participate
• To have access to services
....as well as...
57. In developing countries 80%
of Older Persons do not have
basic income
On the whole they are
highly productive... and
deeply unprotected.
58. PROTECTION
Older People as resources to
their families, communities
and the Economy.
The role of non-contributory pensions in,
for instance, South Africa and Brazil
59. The burden of inappropriate,
unequal policies:
In Brazil, the cost of social security for
one million ex-civil servants is 5 times
higher than the cost of non-contributory
pensions benefitting over 9 million
much poorer older persons.
In financial terms the cost is over USD 60
billion !
60. Productive ageing:
...”the capacity of an individual or
population to serve in a paid
employment, in volunteer work or in the
family and to keep a certain degree of
independence and autonomy for as
long as it is possible”...
Bob Butler
61. Productivity should not though
be measured only in financial
terms.
The role of older persons,
particularly older women in
providing CARE.
62. The economic argument:
In Spain a study conducted in 2002
indicated that 88% of total care to sick
individuals took place in the community
– mostly by women, particularly older
women.
Those aged 75-84 devoted 320
minutes/day providing care compared
to 23 minutes among women aged 18-
29 or 50 minutes for those aged 30-49.
Duran, M (2002)
75. ‘Moving from a focus on oneself
to a focus on a broader social
radius… the ability to care for
and guide the next
generations… mentoring,
coaching, guiding, nurturing
them’
Erik Erikson
76. The increasing
presence
of older
persons in an
ever more
urbanised and
global world …
77. ... reminds that
we live in a
global village.
Therefore
we should …
80. and promoting SOLIDARITY
Between
• The rich and the poor
• Men and women
• All social classes
• The developed and the developing
world
but, above all.....