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Our regularly updated news stories cover events and policy developments that affect the lives of older people in developing countries. We highlight the experiences and voices of older people from around the world.
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05/03/2010 Beijing: 15 years older but any wiser? On International Women’s Day, HelpAge asks: Did the Beijing Platform for Action make a difference for older women around the world?
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23/02/2010 Haiti: HelpAge to oversee running of municipal nursing home HelpAge International is to oversee the care of the 75 surviving older people left homeless after last month’s earthquake crushed the municipal nursing home.
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12/02/2010 Haiti earthquake: One month on Older survivors' needs remain an urgent priority, one month on from the day a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. HelpAge staff and local partners have been working hard to meet the most vulnerable survivors’ immediate needs.
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05/02/2010 Older people are most vulnerable group in Haiti An assessment carried out in Haiti has found that older people are the most vulnerable group affected by the earthquake. This backs up HelpAge’s experience of older people being particularly at risk as it is harder for them to access aid.
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29/01/2010 HelpAge DRC project has "impressive impact" An independent evaluation of HelpAge’s project to support older people displaced by the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has found that “the overall impact was impressive”.
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27/01/2010 HelpAge plans to set up help points in Haiti Our emergency response team in Haiti is currently working with other organisations to reach vulnerable people. We want to set up help points to make sure those most in need get the right kind of assistance.
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26/01/2010 Sri Lankan elections raise issue of social pensions Today, Sri Lankans go to the polls to vote in their presidential elections. In recent weeks, the issue of non-contributory pensions has been taken up by the two main candidates.
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22/01/2010 Aid reaches nursing home residents in Haiti HelpAge and local partners are assessing the needs of older people and distributing medical supplies to residents of nursing homes in Haiti. We are working in 10 temporary camps, including one near the Municipal Home.
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21/01/2010 HelpAge working in Haiti’s nursing homes HelpAge and its local partners in Haiti have been working in nursing homes in Port-au-Prince to assess the needs of older people and to distribute medical supplies.
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21/01/2010 Haiti: HelpAge statement on grandparents caring for orphans In response to orphans in Haiti being taken out of the country for adoption, HelpAge International has issued a statement on grandparents caring for children:
