Obiettivo Available evidence suggests that most developing countries are experiencing a rapid process of ageing.This is a consequence of unprecented falls in fertility rates combined with falls inmortality because diseases previously fatal in infncy and early adult life are now being sucessfully prevented or treated.By the year 2025 for example India will contain among the largest elderly populations in the world.Pojections show that those over 60 years of age are expected to grow at twice the rate ot the general population between 1991 and 2001.Profiles of older populations in developing countries are urgently required with a view to assessing health and social care need, current expenditure and future costs.This will enable governments to target scare resources and develop appropriate policies.This proposal aims to expand work that is currently ongoing in association with major scientific institutions in India.It involves the participation of regionally based multi-disciplinary research teams who will through undertaking profiles on morbidity and mortality in old age,assess options for health and social care in urban and rural areas.The emphasis will be on the production of baseline health and socio-economic data supplemented by intervention studies.This will assess the feasibility of different strategies on health and social care with a focus on prevention and support for community based care.There will be particular emphasis placed upon the building of institutional capacity for undertaking research that is inter-disciplinary (social and life sciences)with an emphasis on policy and dissemination of outcomes.This will be undertaken with a view to supporting nascent policy measures,currently under discussion in the health and social sectors of India. Campo scientifico social sciencessociologydemographymortalitysocial sciencessociologydemographyfertility Programma(i) FP3-STD 3 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of the life sciences and technologies for developing countries, 1990-1994 Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore Mansfield College Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Mansfield Road OX1 4TF Oxford Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (3) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto All India Institute of Medical Sciences India Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Ansari Nagar 110029 New Delhi Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Indian Statistical Institute India Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 203,Barrackpore Trunk Road 700035 Calcutta Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Campus Universitat Autónoma 08193 Barcelona Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato