Community-based health-focused longitudinal aging studies in East and Southeast Asia:
landscape and future directions
Dr. Malhotra, with colleagues, has recently published “Community-based health-focused longitudinal aging studies in East and Southeast Asia: landscape and future directions” in The Lancet Regional Health–Western Pacific. This systematic review identified 30 community-based longitudinal aging studies across 10 East and Southeast Asian countries and regions. While recent studies increasingly include biomarkers and physical performance measures, major gaps remain in geographic coverage, frailty assessment, data accessibility, and cross-national collaboration. The review calls for greater regional coordination, standardized measures, and improved data sharing to strengthen healthy aging research and policymaking. View Publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2026.101867