Women account for the majority of the older population and most of them are poor.

These changes mainly reflect the growing number of elderly population, as the population gentrifies.

A variety of projects have been conducted in recent years to assist elderly people from ethnic minorities

Population ageing, the process by which older individuals form a proportionately larger share of the total population, was one of the most distinctive demographic events of the late twentieth century.

Destitute groups of the population include the elderly, pensioners by and large, whose pensions cannot satisfy basic living needs.

However, over the long run, the demographic bonus dissipates as the population continues to age and the dependency ratio rises again because of increasing proportions of elderly persons.

In common with many other developed countries, Canada is experiencing a demographic shift towards an older population, with more retirees and fewer people of working age.

Relative ageing of the old age population itself is becoming a notable feature of the ageing process in the region.

Aware that women constitute the majority of older populations in all regions of the world and represent an important human resource, whose contribution to society has not been fully recognized,

Aware also that women constitute the majority of older populations in all regions of the world and represent an important human resource whose contribution to society has not been fully recognized,

In the 2004 budget speech, the acting Financial Secretary announced that while the economy of St. Helena continued to struggle, that there was evidence that it had finally begun to stabilize.

The needs of ageing populations are of growing concern.

The Ministry of Social Affairs of Denmark has maintained regular dialogue with individual senior citizens through the Association of Senior Citizen Councils.

One of the key objectives of the Plan of Action is to promote a developmental approach to population ageing through the mainstreaming of older persons into international and national development plans and policies across all sectors.

One of the women was chatting to us, talking about everyday matters and laughing.

Large numbers of the elderly live alone, especially women who have longer life expectancy and make up 58 per cent of the elderly population.

With populations stagnating (or declining in many parts of Europe and Japan), the existing stock of housing is exchanged among different parts of the population, and typically bequeathed from old to young.

It is necessary to improve the health protection of the elderly population by providing primary health protection, home nursing through family medicine departments, rehabilitation and medical care for this population group.

In Honduras, the Congress is discussing a law on the protection of older persons and pensioners.

Budget limitation appeals not just to the old, but is especially attractive to young people, who worry that they will be made to pay the costs of caring for an increasingly elderly and dependent population.

Elderly populations are also a good target for MMR based screening, because the radiation risk is less important and because they have a higher risk of tuberculosis (85 per 100,000 in developed countries, in the average).

It is used in schools, public libraries, centers for elderly people and Guadalinfo centers.

The Committee is also concerned about reports of increasing poverty among older persons, the more so as HKSAR is facing the problem of a rapidly ageing society.

The preparation of a comprehensive study with a view to a common global formulation to serve as a basis for international covenants concerning older persons, guaranteeing the consecration of religious and moral values that call for the care of and respect for such persons

Some took legal action against the alleged perpetrators, often their elderly parents.

These initiatives should ensure that seniors have the supports required to achieve independence, safety, and well being.

As of mid 2004, a bill for the protection of the elderly was being prepared.

In Bolivia, all older persons are entitled to receive an annual pension bonus.

In Mexico, a law on the rights of older persons was approved in 2002.

Older persons must be included in policy implementation and evaluation as a matter of course.

Declaration of the Doha International Conference on Ageing in View of Present Day Changes

It facilitates implementation of a national policy to integrate older persons in the formal and informal labour market, encourages life long education and promotes a model of the health of older persons among health care personnel.

In 1990 the population less than 15 years represented 45,6 , adults (15 64 years) 51,9 and aged (above 64 years) 2.5 .

The number of elderly Koreans remarrying has doubled since 1995.

A publication on living arrangements of older persons around the world will be issued in 2005.

By 2030, China will have more elderly dependents than children.

At the other end of the demographic scale, the share of the aged is growing explosively.

The concerns of older persons are also addressed within the federal programme Habitation (2002 2010).

This theme was the subject of a discussion of social policy on the elderly, social insurance laws and their role in providing care for elderly persons.

The Golden Rules' project, which informs older people about existing financial schemes and provides advice about budgeting with limited funds, has been adapted for use with various groups of elderly people from ethnic minorities.

Epidemiology Keratoconjunctivitis sicca is relatively common within the United States, especially so in older patients.

Furthermore, an independent national council (the Age Forum ) monitors and assesses conditions of older persons.

The granting to seniors of exemptions and facilities that relieve them of the burden of taxes and rates in all areas.

However, ensuring the participation of older persons in the development process goes beyond poverty reduction.

The country policy plan identifies two particularly vulnerable sectors, namely, the increasing number of elderly people (expected to be 24 per cent of the population by 2010), who live on social benefits, and the disabled, who have special, unmet needs.