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Age Demands Action update!
By Barbara Dockalova, Posted 19 September 2012 See more by this blogger
This year is shaping up to be our biggest Age Demands Action yet. In the campaign's sixth year, 61 countries will take part on 1 October - the UN International Day of Older Persons. And for the very first... Keep reading
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Grandparents: The new providers
By Ian Linden, Posted 18 September 2012 See more by this blogger
Professor Ian Linden is Policy Director at the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. "Family" is a term that prospers from vagueness. It invariably gets a good press from religious leaders and politicians and a not so good one from psychiatrists... Keep reading
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Post-2015: Capturing the voices of the marginalised
By Anders Hylander, Posted 21 August 2012 See more by this blogger
Our previous blog on post-2015 discussed the absence of global ageing from the Millennium Development Goals. The structure, goals and targets in the current framework simply doesn't allow for age-group disaggregation. The HelpAge Network must ensure that older people... Keep reading
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UN International Day of Older Persons: Age Demands Action on 1 October
By Natasha Horsfield, Posted 14 August 2012 See more by this blogger
Plans for this year’s main Age Demands Action campaign are well under way, with 60 countries expected to take part and celebrate the UN International Day of Older Persons on 1 October, 2012. We have new partners taking part... Keep reading (1 Comment)
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Older women and HIV: The missing link to ending the epidemic
By Prakash Tyagi, Posted 27 July 2012 See more by this blogger
Medical research and effective treatment for those living with HIV means that the epidemic is ageing rapidly. Someone who is diagnosed HIV positive in the United States today at the age of 20 and has access to antiretroviral therapy... Keep reading
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