...Syed Billal Hossain; Mst. Kamrun Nahar Sorna Purpose Bangladesh faces escalating health challenges among its aging population, driven by inadequate social integration and compounded by health, accessibility and socio-economic vulnerabilities. This paper aims to synthesize existing literature...

.... Design/methodology/approach – Assessment based on work on social contact theory by Professor Miles Hewstone, amongst others, as well as case studies, research from Age UK and the Social Integration Commission. Findings – Isolation can be seen as part of the broader issue of a failure of social...