Mexico has initiated a series of programs to support its aging citizens. The country’s population age 60 and older, now at nine per cent, is growing twice as fast as in the United States. Last year, the federal government opened the Geriatric Institute to train doctors, and in Mexico City, launched a network of gerontology clinics. In an affluent area of that city, a university opened for people age 60 and older; elementary schools there have closed or shrunk because families are having fewer children. The university offers degrees in psychology and business administration. The 1,545 students pay between $3.75 and $18.80 per class. (USA Today)