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Taylor and Francis Ltd Healthy Ageing in Asia 1st Edition 2022 Hardbound by Soon, Goh Cheng
Very timely to the region - "The ageing of the world's population is rapidly growing primarily due to an increase in life expectancy as well as to declining fertility rates. The 2016 Population Data Sheet by United Nations ESCAP disclosed that approximately 16% (1.3 billion) of the population in the Asia-Pacific Region would be 60 years or older by 2050. All countries, including those in Asia, are facing significant challenges (social, economic and political) with this rapid demographic transition characterized by reductions in infectious and acute diseases overshadowed by the rapid emergence of non-communicable and degenerative diseases." 1. Healthy Ageing in Asia during the COVID Pandemic. 2. An Integrated Approach to Creating Healthy Ageing in the Nation 3. Challenges of Holistic Health Care System for Ageing Population in Malaysia. 4. Policy Development on Ageing in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges. 5. Enriching the lives of seniors in Japan (Ikigai Healthy Ageing Policy in Japan). 6. South Korea's Prospect for Aging and Preparation for the Future. 7. The Triple Response to Population Ageing Systems, Networks and Culture Change: Perspectives: From the UK and Europe. 8. The Health and Well-Being of the Left-Behind Elderly in Rural China. 9. The definition of TM: perspectives from WHO and countries across Asia. 10. Traditional Malay Ulam for Healthy Ageing. 11. The Value of TCM in Health Preservation in Healthy Ageing. 12. The Value of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of Hua Tuo (Five-Animal Play) with Traditional Chinese Medicine. 13. An Ayurvedic Approach for Healthy Ageing. 14. Principles and Practice of Yoga for Rejuvenation. 15. Rapid Ageing in Thailand and Implications for Thai Traditional Medicine. 16. Health benefits of Exercise for Older People: The Research Evidence, and Approaches to Maximise Participation. 17. Discussion on Principles and Methods of Tai Chi Qigong in Preventing Falling among the Elderly. 18. Integrated Management in Elderly. 19. Mental Health and Healthy Ageing - Prevention and Management. 20. Laughter is the best Therapy for Happiness and Heathy Life Expectancy. 21. Impact of music therapy in complicated grief reactions in elderly persons. 22. Empowering the Community in Healthy Ageing. 23. Ageing in Place: Beyond the Home. 24. Mapping healthy ageing startups, and the role of accelerators and incubators in supporting innovation for prevention and wellness in South East Asia. 25. Translational Research: A Novel Yam Protein with Tremendous Potential for Menopausal Syndrome. 26. Conclusion (Way Forward).