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Darfur: Older people still hard at work
By Shakir Yahia, Posted 12 June 2013 See more by this blogger
As I stepped down last week from the World Food Programme's helicopter in Habila, West Darfur; the extreme heat hit me. Then driving down the dusty road on my way to a HelpAge project, the driver told me that... Keep reading (2 Comments)
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Restoring older people’s sight in Sudan
By Shakir Yahia, Posted 28 May 2013 See more by this blogger
Since 2003, HelpAge International has supported older people and their families in Darfur by providing access to free medical services and eye care. As part of our recent Age Demands Action on Health activities, HelpAge organised several eye camps... Keep reading
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New farming techniques to get older people back on their feet
By Shakir Yahia, Posted 30 January 2013 See more by this blogger
During my visit to West Darfur state in late September last year, I attended a training session in agricultural skills, organised by HelpAge and for members of older people's committees and caregivers in the internally displaced people (IDPs) camps... Keep reading (2 Comments)
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Free health days in Sudan
By Shakir Yahia, Posted 11 December 2012 See more by this blogger
Although it was weekend in Khartoum, I recently left my home very early in the morning to meet the Sudanese Society in Care of Older People (SSCOP) medical team. The team was organising a free health day in a... Keep reading (4 Comments)
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Age Demands Action and free medical cards in Sudan
By Shakir Yahia, Posted 06 November 2012 See more by this blogger
On 18 October, we celebrated the UN International Day of Older Persons and Age Demands Action in Khartoum, Sudan. The celebration was organised in the social and cultural centre for older people in Omdurman. With us were senior officials... Keep reading (1 Comment)
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