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Entries by Mohamed Ismail
(8 entries)
Navigating the Dynamics of Ageing: An Older Migrants’ Perspective
In 2021, I wrote a blog on how the way we view ageing may be a pivotal determinant regarding some older migrants’ health, when living in host societies. The question of why older et...
Unlocking the Power of AI: Empowering Older Adults through Advancements in Technology
This blog discusses a recent breakthrough in AI that has the potential to accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles and robotics. These advancements are bringing AI systems closer to human ...
Towards an Effective Care Economy for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region
2022 witnessed the fourth MIPPA review. The review was accompanied by several positive developments addressing the ageing transition in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The...
Utilise Data to Leverage Response to Ageing Transition in The Middle East
As the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is in the process of ageing transition, there is an urgent need to encourage and advance comprehensive research on all aspects of ageing. The Inter...
Can the Madrid Plan on Ageing (MIPPA) Current Review Benefit the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region?
The ageing transition is happening in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It is happening fast that the governments, policies, and individuals don't fully realise it. Even though li...
Conditioned thinking as a risk factor in older migrants' health
How does the health of migrants in the UK compare with that of their age peers in their country of origin? Do they enjoy better health in later life? Recent research looking specifically at Turkish...
Some thoughts on modelling Covid-19 infection spread in care homes
The high death toll in care homes during the peak of the epidemic attracted a lot of media coverage as well as speculation about how and why this happened, including the possible contribution of pa...
COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa, MENA Region
It has been several weeks since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Different countries have reported different infection and mortality rates. Spain, Italy and t...