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. |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS |
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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. |
DEMOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW |
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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 |
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Discussant: Dr. Eric Udjo, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria |
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Q&A and General Discussion |
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4:15 P.M. |
BREAK |
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4:30 P.M. |
INSIGHTS FROM SIMULATION MODELS |
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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 |
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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 |
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Discussant: Professor Rob Dorrington, University of Cape Town |
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Q&A and General Discussion |
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6:00 P.M. |
ADJOURN |
Wednesday, July 28
9:00 A.M. |
FORMAL AND INFORMAL SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS |
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I. An Overview of Formal and Informal Social Security Systems in Africa |
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Professor Edwin Kaseke, University of Zimbabwe |
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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 |
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Discussant: Professor Servaas van der Berg, University of Stellenbosch |
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Q&A and General Discussion |
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10:30 A.M. |
Break |
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10:45 A.M. |
RURAL/URBAN DIFFERENCES IN AGING AND ADULT HEALTH: INSIGHTS FROM THE IN-DEPTH NETWORK |
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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 |
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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 |
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Discussant: Dr. Ayaga Bawah, Navrongo Health Research Centre |
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Q&A and General Discussion |
12:15 P.M. |
LUNCH |
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1:15 P.M. |
EXIT FROM THE LABOR FORCE |
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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 |
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Discussant: Professor Martin Wittenberg, University of Cape Town |
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Q&A and General Discussion |
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2:15 P.M. |
MEASUREMENT ISSUES |
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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 |
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Discussant: Professor Robert Willis, University of Michigan |
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Q&A and General Discussion |
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3:15 P.M. |
BREAK |
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3:45 P.M. |
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS |
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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 |
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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 |
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Discussant: Dr. Kalanidhi Subbarao, The World Bank |
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Q&A and General Discussion |
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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 |
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Discussant: Dr. Benoit Kalasa, United Nations Fund for Population Activities, Ethiopia |
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Q&A and General Discussion |
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10:30 A.M. |
BREAK |
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10:45 A.M. |
ROUNDTABLE ON DATA NEEDS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS |
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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 |
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Q&A and General Discussion |
12:45 P.M. |
WRAP-UP / POINTS TO BE INCORPORATED IN FINAL REPORT |
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Professor Jane Menken, University of Colorado, Boulder |
1:00 P.M |
LUNCH |
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2:00 P.M. |
CLOSED SESSION |
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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. |
CLOSED SESSION [CONT.] |
1:00 P.M. |
ADJOURN |