Six African nations 'among worst places to grow old'

The index tries to track the best and worst places to grow old, but did not collect much data from Africa
The index tries to track the best and worst places to grow old, but did not collect much data from Africa

Six African countries, including Malawi and Mozambique, have been ranked among the 10 worst places to grow old, according to HelpAge International.

 

The charity's Global AgeWatch Index measured the social and economic welfare of those over 60 in 96 nations.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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