Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Furthering Research (2006)
Chapter: Appendix A Workshop Agenda
Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
Workshop on Aging in Africa Committee on Population U.S. National Academy of Sciences
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School of Public Health/Population Program University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Venue: Hofmeyr House, University of the Witwatersrand Campus
Monday, July 26
Site visit to MRC/WITS—Agincourt Health and Population Unit and WITS Rural Facility (WRF)
Tuesday, July 27
Morning | Return from WRF |
2:00 P.M. | LUNCH |
2:45 P.M. | WELCOMEANDINTRODUCTIONS | ||
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| Professor Jane Menken, University of Colorado (chair) |
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| Professor Belinda Bozzoli, University of the Witwatersrand |
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| Dr. Barney Cohen, The National Academies |
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| Dr. Richard Suzman, National Institutes of Health |
3:15 P.M. | DEMOGRAPHICOVERVIEW | ||
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| Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Changing Demography of the Region | |
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| Dr. Victoria Velkoff, U.S. Census Bureau |
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| Dr. Paul Kowal, World Health Organization |
| Discussant: Dr. Eric Udjo, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria | ||
| Q&A and General Discussion | ||
4:15 P.M. | BREAK | ||
4:30 P.M. | INSIGHTSFROMSIMULATIONMODELS | ||
| I. Demographic Impacts of the HIV Epidemic and Consequences of Population-Wide Treatment of HIV for the Elderly: Results from Microsimulation | ||
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| Dr. Samuel J. Clark, University of Colorado and University of the Witwatersrand |
| II. The HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Kin Relations, Living Arrangements, and the Elderly in South Africa | ||
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| Professor M. Giovanna Merli, University of Wisconsin |
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| Professor Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin |
| Discussant: Professor Rob Dorrington, University of Cape Town | ||
| Q&A and General Discussion | ||
6:00 P.M. | ADJOURN | ||
Wednesday, July 28
9:00 A.M. | FORMALANDINFORMALSOCIALSECURITYSYSTEMS | ||
| I. An Overview of Formal and Informal Social Security Systems in Africa | ||
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| Professor Edwin Kaseke, University of Zimbabwe |
| II. Labor Migration and Households: A Reconsideration of the Effects of the Social Pension on Labor Supply in South Africa | ||
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| Professors Dorrit Posel, James Fairburn, and Frances Lund, University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| Discussant: Professor Servaas van der Berg, University of Stellenbosch | ||
| Q&A and General Discussion | ||
10:30 A.M. | Break | ||
10:45 A.M. | RURAL/URBANDIFFERENCESINAGINGANDADULTHEALTH:INSIGHTSFROM THEIN-DEPTHNETWORK | ||
| I. Health Transitions in Rural Southern Africa: New Understanding, Growing Complexity | ||
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| Dr. Kathleen Kahn, University of the Witwatersrand |
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| Professor Stephen Tollman, University of the Witwatersrand |
| II. The Situation of the Elderly in Poor Urban Settings: The Case of Nairobi, Kenya | ||
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| Dr. Abdhalah Ziraba Kasiira, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) |
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| Dr. Negussie Taffa, APHRC |
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| Dr. Alex Ezeh, APHRC |
| Discussant: Dr. Ayaga Bawah, Navrongo Health Research Centre | ||
| Q&A and General Discussion | ||
12:15 P.M. | LUNCH | ||
1:15 P.M. | EXIT FROM THELABORFORCE | ||
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| Labor Force Withdrawal of the Elderly in South Africa | |
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| Professor David Lam, University of Michigan |
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| Professor Murray Leibbrandt, University of Cape Town |
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| Vimal Ranchhod, University of Michigan |
| Discussant: Professor Martin Wittenberg, University of Cape Town | ||
| Q&A and General Discussion | ||
2:15 P.M. | MEASUREMENTISSUES | ||
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| Relating Self-Reported Health and Objective Health Indicators of Adult Mortality | |
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| Professor Jane Menken, University of Colorado |
| Discussant: Professor Robert Willis, University of Michigan | ||
| Q&A and General Discussion | ||
3:15 P.M. | BREAK | ||
3:45 P.M. | LIVINGARRANGEMENTS | ||
| I. HIV/AIDS and Older People in South Africa | ||
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| Professor Victoria Hosegood, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
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| Professor Ian M. Timaeus, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
| II. Interactions Between Socioeconomic Status and Living Arrangements in Predicting Gender-Specific Health Status Among the Elderly in Cameroon | ||
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| Professor Barthélémy Kuate-Defo, University of Montreal |
| Discussant: Dr. Kalanidhi Subbarao, The World Bank | ||
| Q&A and General Discussion | ||
5:15 P.M. | ADJOURN | ||
Thursday, July 29
9: 00 A.M. | POLICY | ||
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| From Piecemeal Action to Integrated Solutions: The Need for Policies on Ageing and Older People in Africa | |
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| Tavengwa Nhongo, HelpAge International, Nairobi Karen Peachey, Independent Consultant |
| Discussant: Dr. Benoit Kalasa, United Nations Fund for Population Activities, Ethiopia | ||
| Q&A and General Discussion | ||
10:30 A.M. | BREAK | ||
10:45 A.M. | ROUNDTABLE ONDATANEEDS ANDFUTURERESEARCHDIRECTIONS | ||
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| Professor Frances Lund, University of KwaZulu-Natal |
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| Dr. Alex Ezeh, APHRC |
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| Dr. Peter Byass, Umeå University |
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| Professor Robert Willis, University of Michigan |
| Q&A and General Discussion | ||
12:45 P.M. | WRAP-UP/ POINTS TOBEINCORPORATED INFINALREPORT | ||
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| Professor Jane Menken, University of Colorado, Boulder |
1:00 P.M | LUNCH | ||
2:00 P.M. | CLOSEDSESSION | ||
| The organizers of the meeting will meet to discuss publication plans for the volume and their consensus statement on future research needs. | ||
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| Professor Jane Menken (chair), University of Colorado |
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| Dr. Alex Ezeh, APHRC |
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| Professor Edwin Kaseke, University of Zimbabwe |
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| Professor Barthélémy Kuate-Defo, University of Montreal |
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| Professor David Lam, University of Michigan |
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| Professor Stephen Tollman, University of the Witwatersrand |
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| Professor Robert Willis, University of Michigan |
5:30 P.M. | ADJOURN | ||
Friday, July 30
9:00 A.M. | CLOSEDSESSION[CONT.] |
1:00 P.M. | ADJOURN |
