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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)
Rights conference: Speaking out about older people's rights

By Thembekile Doris Hlubi, Posted 07 December 2012 See more by this blogger

Thembekile Hlubi is blogging about her experiences promoting older people's rights in South Africa from HelpAge's current conference on older people's rights in Osnabr ck Germany: My name is Thembekile and I work with the Mutande Society for the... Keep reading
Age Demands Action: Older people's activism produces positive change

By Natasha Horsfield, Posted 28 November 2012 See more by this blogger

Following on from our biggest Age Demands Action yet on 1 October, policy pledges are already translating into positive change for older people across the world. Progress on pensions and social assistance In Ethiopia, the pension payment scheme has... Keep reading (3 Comments)
World Diabetes Day in Kyrgyzstan

By Nurdin Satarov, Posted 15 November 2012 See more by this blogger

Each year, World Diabetes Day (WDD) is marked on 14 November - a day devoted to fighting and raising awareness of diabetes. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), diabetes has become the third main cause of human deaths... Keep reading
Age Demands Action in Ethiopia: Building a national movement and always striving for more!

By Tilahun Abebe, Posted 09 November 2012 See more by this blogger

1 October has been the major international campaign day for Age Demands Action (ADA) in Ethiopia since its conception in 2007. Our ADA delegation here has made a lot of progress since we started working to raise awareness of... Keep reading