ABSTRACT
Population ageing, which was once thought of as the phenomenon of the developed world, is now being experienced very rapidly in the developing countries. All governments must develop mechanisms to cater for population ageing issues and at the same time grapple with the issues of development. Since the first World Assembly on Ageing in Vienna, several international plans of actions have been adopted by governments to prepare for the impending aged nations. The varied status of the implementation of programmes and policies analysed during the Second World Assembly resulted in the resolution of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) in 2002.
