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ARC Research Fellow Dr Nav Aujla, who is linked to our Multimorbidity, Ageing and Frailty theme is also part of the Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC) collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, which explores care in later life.

Dr Aujla has written a new policy briefing paper about quality of care for people in later life in low-and middle-income countries. It summarises policy, research, and other evidence to demonstrate the shared need globally to conduct further research into the quality of care in later life in LMICs.

The ‘grand challenge’ of ageing is facing many LMICs around the world, where populations are ageing at pace. The largest increase in the 65+ population by 2050 is expected in Asia. Populations in LMICs are also ageing faster than they did in high-income countries (HICs).

While it is urgent to address the complex care needs of an ageing population in LMICs, more research is needed to improve the quality of later life care in this context.

Follow this link to read the briefing paper  – to find out more about the issue, and what is in place and required to improve matters.

Find out more about our Multimorbidity, ageing and frailty theme.