Growing Old in Ghana: Health and Economic Implications

Abstract

The topic: “Growing Old in Ghana: Health and Economic Implications” is very relevant and timely in our present circumstances as ageing populations are becoming a common feature of many countries all over the world, both developed and developing, including
Ghana. This growing phenomenon which is projected to occur rapidly in developing countries1 is, however, not without challenges. Yet, ageing is not very visible in many policy dialogues and budgetary allocations especially in developing countries. Therefore, a discussion on the implications of the Ghanaian population that is steadily growing old is an opportunity to draw the attention
of policy and decision-makers to the need to put in place the necessary interventions to cater for the needs of the elderly or older persons in our society while inviting each person to consider issues regarding ageing in order to plan towards it at the individual level.