MMS Bulletin

Swiss online journal for international cooperation and health

MMS Bulletin #139 / November 2016

Ageing Societies and Health

Introduction: Age research in the global south from an ethnological perspective

Editorial

Altern als Chance und Herausforderung für die internationale Zusammenarbeit

From Martina Staenke

Herausforderungen für die Gesundheitszusammenarbeit

Altern und Gesundheit im globalen Süden im 21. Jahrhundert

From Peter van Eeuwijk

Ethnogerontologie – Perspektivenwechsel für Forschung und Versorgung

Ein Forschungsansatz nicht nur für die Altersforschung im globalen Süden

From Stefanie Becker

The strategy and action plan of the World Health Organization

The Global strategy and action plan on ageing and health

A framework for coordinated global action to improve the health of older people across the Sustainable Development Goals

From Diane Wu and Alana Officer

Improving the life situation of older people promotes their physical and mental health

Soziale Grundsicherung – Basis für Gesundheit im Alter. Ein Fallbeispiel aus dem ländlichen Tansania

Salz und Seife verhelfen zu neuer Würde

From Stefan Hofmann

Social Protection – key to healthy ageing. A casestudy from rural Tanzania

Salt and Soap for a life with more security and inclusion

From Stefan Hofmann

Participatory Approaches in Bulgaria

Active, empowered and young at heart

From Christine Rutschmann & Monika Christofori

Challenges for health systems from the perspective of Swiss NGOs

Age- and disease profiles change, but the need for equitable access to adequate health services remains

The impact of ageing societies on the countries health services

From Michael A. Hobbins, Sigrid Lüders, Klaus Thieme, Janneke van Dyke, Josephine Muhairwe, Laura Jefferys, Karolin Pfeiffer, Jochen Ehmer

The intermediate result of an ongoing study: Integrating long-term care for elderly populations in rural Romania

Can new models of health care provision in Romania help to close the gap in the ageing communities?

From Florence Sécula, Nicusor Fota & Manfred Zahorka

Experiences in providing access to integrated medico-social and community based home care services

Care at home for frail and sick elderly – commitment to action

From Christine Rutschmann & Alexandra Papis

Ageism - a special issue in humanitarian crises

Where still no health and psychosocial care for older people is available

To continue to ignore older men and women in humanitarian crises is to deny our shared humanity

From Justin Derbyshire

Neue Ansätze gefordert

Ältere bei Gesundheitsversorgung vernachlässigt

From Michael Bünte

Magazine

AMCA: Aide Médicale à l’Amérique Centrale

L’exemple d’une aide médicale longue et brillante

From Franco Cavalli