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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)
Tackling hunger in old age

By Sylvia Beales, Posted 16 February 2011 See more by this blogger

Why are so many older women and men going hungry? Older people are key producers and providers of food. Both older women and men work on the land. A high proportion of small farmers in developing countries are older... Keep reading (1 Comment)
World AIDS Day: Older people must have access to HIV testing

By Gacheru Maina, Posted 01 December 2010 See more by this blogger

Today, 1 December, people around the world are gathering to mark World AIDS Day. HIV and AIDS are still thought of as a 'younger persons'' illnesses but this World AIDS Day we want people to know that millions of... Keep reading
World AIDS Day: Older people have rights to HIV information too

By Gacheru Maina, Posted 29 November 2010 See more by this blogger

On Wednesday, December 1 older people across Africa will mark this year's World AIDS Day with a call for greater respect of their human rights. This year's World AIDS Day theme is Universal Access and Human Rights. This is... Keep reading (2 Comments)
Older people remain invisible in the response to HIV and AIDS

By Rachel Albone, Posted 24 November 2010 See more by this blogger

On 23 November, UNAIDS launched its latest Global Report on the AIDS Epidemic. Its findings were based on reports submitted by member states to the UN earlier this year. The report has many positive messages: Since 1999, the number... Keep reading