Health and economic development are interconnected. Over the past decades, the health sector has become an increasingly important component of the global economy, evidenced by the growing trend of health expenditures as a share of GDP. The interconnectivity of health and economic development and the cyclical nature of economic performance have emphasized the critical need to build health sector resilience to prepare for inevitable economic downturns. The objective of the book is to raise a...

This book presents a comprehensive examination of care for older adults in diverse economic and geographical contexts through a collection of country and regional case studies.

We live in a rapidly aging world, in which people who are 60 years and older outnumber children under the age of five. This book reveals growing gaps in care for older adults in countries at all income levels and shows how to leverage reforms for improving health outcomes for older adults and create healthier, more prosperous communities.