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World Health Day: Older people need access to healthcare
By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 07 April 2011 See more by this blogger
In expanding our work on health, we aim to significantly improve the number of older people receiving good quality health and care services. Rapid global ageing, the increase of non-communicable diseases (strokes, diabetes, cancer, dementia, etc...) in the developing... Keep reading (1 Comment)
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The First Grader: A real life example of 'age helps'!
By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 01 November 2010 See more by this blogger
Last week, as part of the 54th London Film Festival, I went to see The First Grader. A film described as "the inspiring story of an 84-year-old Kenyan man's fight for education and equality". When you work for a... Keep reading
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Bob Butler: A champion and pioneer of older people’s rights
By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 28 July 2010 See more by this blogger
Alex Kalache, HelpAge ambassador, remembers his friend, mentor and ally, Bob Butler (pictured). Bob championed older people's rights, coined the term ‘ageism' and worked tirelessly to change negative stereotypes of ageing until just three days before his death on... Keep reading
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Vienna AIDS Conference: Creating a grassroots network of caregivers
By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 27 July 2010 See more by this blogger
Rachel Albone, HelpAge's HIV and AIDS Policy Adviser spent last week at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna. Here are some of her highlights: Sunday morning: We started with the World Health Organisation (WHO) consultation on Global AIDS... Keep reading
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DEC video on HelpAge's work in Haiti
By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 14 July 2010 See more by this blogger
Six months on from the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti, the UK Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has released a series of videos showing the work that has been done with the money raised by the public. So far, the... Keep reading
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