"Population ageing is unprecedented, without parallel in the history of humanity. By 2050, the number of older persons in the world will exceed the number of young for the first time in history. There will be some 2 billion older persons, a tripling of this age group in a span of 50 years. The health of older persons typically deteriorates with increasing age, inducing greater demand for long-term care ... While global aging represents a triumph of medical, social, and economic advances over disease, it also presents tremendous challenges. "Population aging strains social insurance and pension systems and challenges existing models of social support. It affects economic growth, trade, migration, disease patterns and prevalence, and fundamental assumptions about growing older.

While the world has successfully learned to live longer, this longevity presents many new challenges that will require cooperative planning by the world's nations. In the next 10 to 15 years, the loss of health and life in every region of the world, will be greater from noncommunicable or chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, than from infectious and parasitic diseases. This has served as an impetus for change of the current medical care. [* Why Population Aging Matters: A Global Perspective, which was presented March 15, 2007 at the Summit on Global Aging, hosted by the U.S. State Department in collaboration with the National Institute on Aging.]

"Some governments have begun to plan for the long term, but most have not. The window of opportunity for reform is closing fast as the pace of population aging accelerates.... In some countries the share of gross domestic product devoted to social insurance for older people is expected to more than double in upcoming years. Countries therefore have only a few years to intensify efforts before demographic effects come to bear."

Read more:
Population Division, DESA, United Nations. World Population Ageing 1950-2050.
Nine Trends in Global Aging Present Challenges, Says U.S. Study. Senior Journal. March 16, 2007.
Global Action on Aging.

The Asia Pacific Conference on Anti-Aging Medicine (ASIA ANTI AGING) is an effort from the associated societies towards improving the current medical care to extend “health-span” instead of the mere “life-span”. The objective of achieving extended health-span is to reduce the socio-economic burden from the deterioration of health of those elder population. Anti-Aging Medicine physicians and scientists are convinced that with application of advanced sound, responsible, scientific biomedical and regenerative technologies, enable an early detection, prevention, treatment, and reversal of age-related dysfunction, disorders and diseases.

For the purpose of knowledge and information sharing and better preparation to welcome the era of global aging, participation of Health/Medical Professionals, Goverments, Institutions from each country is strongly encouraged. We believe the current health care system should be equipped with the revolutionary medical approach in order to face the challenges of global aging.

The associated anti-aging medicine societies are constantly striving to bring better health for the world. The support from the Ministry of Health (especially in Asian countries, Australia and New Zealand – in this context) would be invaluable to accelerate the positive impact of this new medical approach.

We thank you for your support in diseminating this information to the specific relevant parties. Should you have any other inquiry, please contact the Conference Secretariat at account@asiaantiaging.net. We look forward to gather with you in Bali this October!

Sincerely,
Robert M. Goldman MD, PhD, DO, FAASP
Chairman-A4M/International Medical Commission
1510 West Montana Street
Chicago, Illinois 60614 USA
Phone: 1-773-528-1000
Fax: 1-773-528-1043
Email: Bgoldman@worldhealth.net

CONFERENCE INQUIRY:
Meilyana Tjandra, B.Sc., M.App.Sc.
Asia Pacific Conference on Anti-Aging Medicine Program Coordinator
Mobile Phone: +62 813 3812 0008

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