Demographic change – the evolving health challenges
Demographic changes across the world pose one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. Longer lifespans and shifting fertility rates bring with them an array of global health issues. In this lecture, Professor Sarah Harper, Co-Director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, will talk about the causes and effects of population change and the global age structural shift, and Professor Robyn Norton, Co-Director of The George Institute for Global Health, will address the implications of these changes on global health.
Date: 15 October 2015, 17:00 (Thursday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2015)
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Oxford Martin School 34 Broad Street (corner of Holywell and Catte Streets) Oxford OX1 3BD
Speakers: Prof Sarah Harper (Director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing), Professor Robyn Norton (Co-Director of The George Institute for Global Health)
Organising department: School of Geography and the Environment
Part of: School of Geography and the Environment
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/event/2199
Audience: Public
Editor: Emma Weisbord