Dr Paul Harpur published an article in The Conversation with Simon Ngalomba of the University of Dar es Salaam, contrasting rising health improvements in Africa with the lack of enforcement of laws protecting the elderly, particularly women. Dr Harpur argues that implementing the laws requires improved human rights education to protect a growing elderly population.
Read the article: Long lives aren’t necessarily happy ones in Africa, particularly for women
Dr Harpur and Mr Ngalomba also published a related conference paper, The African Women's Protocol and the Right to Life for Older Persons.
