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Strengthening healthy ageing in the Caribbean through regional capacity building and ICOPE implementation

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The demographic shift towards older populations challenges prevailing health system models by exposing the limitations of disease-centered, fragmented approaches and highlighting the need for integrated, life-course oriented strategies. In the Caribbean, this transition is occurring rapidly: adults aged 60 years and older accounted for roughly 12 % of the population in 2017, a proportion projected to reach nearly 25 % by 2040, and exceeding 40 % in territories such as Martinique and Guadeloupe. This demographic change unfolds against persistent social and economic inequalities, a high burden of non-communicable diseases particularly hypertension and diabetes, and structurally constrained health systems…

Source: The Journal of Frailty & Aging

DOI: 10.1016/j.tjfa.2026.100160

Authors: Nadine Simo, Moustapha Dramé, Denis Boucaud-Maitre, Maturin Tabue-Teguo

Institutions: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Martinique, Université des Antilles, Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier

Language: English

Topic: Aging, Health, and Disability

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,850