Global Aging
Our Mission
The mission of our Global Aging working group to build an evidence basis on how to improve global healthy aging. Specifically, we examine how health systems and individuals respond to population aging and the rise of chronic diseases worldwide. Our interdisciplinary research agenda aims to be at the forefront of the global aging field by comprising high-impact, large-scale, interdisciplinary projects on:
Population-level epidemiological studies using nationally-representative data on 100+ countries
Experimental, quasi-experimental, and modelling studies on the effectiveness of health intervention in country-specific settings
Our current research activities address the following themes:
- The global state and development of access to care for cardiometabolic conditions
- The global management and epidemiology of obesity; and its effect on chronic disease in old age
- Global treatment adherence for chronic conditions
- The prevention of functional disability in old age
- HIV prevention and care in middle-aged and older adults
Recent Projects
The Global Health & Population Project on Access to Care for Cardiometabolic Diseases (HPACC)
HPACC is an international research consortium and data resource, established to meet the clear need for answers to key health policy and clinical questions relating to cardiometabolic diseases globally. We search, obtain and harmonize nationally representative survey data on cardiometabolic diseases across low-, middle-, and high-income countries to close existing research gaps. As leading member of the HPACC team, Dr. Marcus and her team members collaborate with more than 80 physicians, economists, and public health researchers from >30 countries and universities such as Harvard University, the University of Birmingham, the University of Göttingen, and Heidelberg University.
Please visit the HPACC website for more information.
HAALSA - Health and Aging in Africa: Longitudinal Studies in South Africa
HAALSA is a longitudinal cohort study in an aging population in Agincourt, South Africa by the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, in partnership with the MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) of the University of the Witwatersrand. As long-standing collaborator in the HAALSA cohort study, Dr. Marcus and team assess HIV prevention in middle-aged and older adults in South Africa.
Please visit the HAALSA website for more information.
Team Members
- Dr. Maja Marcus (Group Leader)
Mubarak Ayodeji Sulola
