Aging and human dignity: A universal imperative

Affiliations

¹ Department of Geriatric Medicine and Memory Clinic, Research Center on Autonomy and Longevity, University Hospital, Angers, France; Faculty of Health, University of Angers, Angers, France; UNIV ANGERS, UR 4638, University of Angers, Angers, France; Gérontopôle Autonomie Longévité des Pays de la Loire, France. Electronic address: ceannweiler@chu-angers.fr.
² Panzi General Referral Hospital, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; School of Medicine, Université Evangélique en Afrique (UEA), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; International Center for Advanced Research and Training (ICART), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Editorial

Cédric Annweiler et al. Maturitas. 2025.

. 2025 Oct 3:108744.

doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2025.108744. Online ahead of print.

¹ Department of Geriatric Medicine and Memory Clinic, Research Center on Autonomy and Longevity, University Hospital, Angers, France; Faculty of Health, University of Angers, Angers, France; UNIV ANGERS, UR 4638, University of Angers, Angers, France; Gérontopôle Autonomie Longévité des Pays de la Loire, France. Electronic address: ceannweiler@chu-angers.fr.
² Panzi General Referral Hospital, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; School of Medicine, Université Evangélique en Afrique (UEA), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; International Center for Advanced Research and Training (ICART), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Keywords: Aging; Dignity; Human rights; Humanistic geriatrics; Later life.

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no competing interest.