title: Health services for the aged in Sub-Saharan Africa.
abstract: This paper addresses itself to the problems faced by the aged with regards to the use and availability of health services in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The paper maintained that the development of a sound public policy on ageing in SSA requires two types of knowledge; an understanding of what consequences will follow from a particular course of action, and an evaluation of the desirability of those consequences. It concluded that there is a need to improve the database that will form a basis for any policy prescription that is geared towards alleviating the problems of the aged in this sub-region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Oshomuvwe
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000368:Aged; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics*; D006291:Health Policy; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D009752:Nutritional Status