Medscape September 26, 2025
How can family physicians effectively respond to the global aging population? This question, posed by Leon Geffen, MBChB, honorary lecturer in the Division of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, was addressed by experts from Japan, the Philippines, and India at the 25th World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) World Conference 2025, recently held in Lisbon, Portugal. These countries are experiencing a growing elderly demographic.
“With 2 billion people over the age of 60 by 2050, of whom 1.6 billion will live in low- and middle-income countries, the need to rethink geriatric approaches in primary care has never been more urgent,” Geffen told Univadis Italy, a Medscape Network platform. “Even in Africa, where life expectancy after...
Today's Sponsors
Today's Sponsor