OPINION

'Healthy ageing' can boost society

News, Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Published on 22/10/2015

» From the foothills of Nepal's snow-capped Himalayas to the beaches of the Timor Sea, the population of Southeast Asia is ageing. Roughly 142 million people -- 8% of the region -- are currently over the age of 60, with estimates suggesting the proportion will rise to over 20% by 2050.