The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, said the number of older persons worldwide was projected to more than double, reaching more than 1.5 billion persons in 2050.
Speaking at the National Summit on Healthy Ageing, WHO Country Representative, Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo, said despite lack of adequate data on older persons, Nigeria was not spared from the alarming figures with about 14.8 million aged 60years and above in 2020.
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