The inaugural Africa Ageing Conference will take place in Addis Ababa in October 2027, creating a new flagship platform to put population ageing firmly on Africa’s development agenda.
After a drone attack injured a staff member and damaged its community hub, Memory 86, a HelpAge partner in Ukraine, continues to support older people and displaced communities.
AGE Myanmar is helping older people build the confidence, skills and platforms to advocate for better access to healthcare.
Sri Moertiningsih Adioetomo from Indonesia argues that building robust long-term care systems can help improve the lives of millions of older people.
Dr. Sabine Henning reflects on how stronger cooperation and solidarity across generations, communities, countries and institutions would improve the lives of older people worldwide.
HelpAge’s Age Inclusion Specialists are working with humanitarian organisations and partners to ensure responses recognise and address the rights and needs of older people.
In this article, Stuart Gietel Basten argues that the real potential of the silver economy lies in helping people remain healthy, active and engaged throughout later life, while recognising the vital contributions older people make to families, communities and economies.
In this article, Dr Odgerel Chinbat, reflects on the lack of coordination between health and social protection systems in Mongolia.
This blog examines how ageism can silence older people and why challenging these attitudes is a matter of rights, dignity and inclusion.
In this article, Philip O’Keefe explores the different layers of the Silver Economy and what governments, businesses and communities must do to ensure its benefits are widely shared.
The deaths of 34 care home residents in the Kyiv region starkly illustrate the particular risks faced by older people and people with disabilities during the war.
Exploring how communities across the region can enable people of all ages to participate, contribute and live with dignity throughout their lives.
