Tag: Dr. John Beard

• Tuesday, November 11th 2014 - 07:12 UTC

  ”Ageing well”, says WHO: in 2020 over 60 will outnumber children under 5

  

  A major new Series on health and ageing, published in “The Lancet”, warns that unless health systems find effective strategies to address the problems faced by an ageing world population, the growing burden of chronic disease will greatly affect the quality of life of older people.