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			<title><![CDATA[Welcome to the Classic Café]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Older people are increasingly affected by HIV and AIDS and make a huge contribution in their role as carers. For example, when Veronica's daughter died as a result of AIDS in 2006, her immediate concern was for her two young grandchildren.
She said: "Their biological father lives in this town, but ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:34:44 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/hiv-and-aids/welcome-to-the-classic-caf/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[HIV and AIDS policy ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Everyone has the right to access the HIV and AIDS information and the services they need. This includes older men and women.
HIV and AIDS affects older people in a number of ways:
A large and growing number of older people are living with HIV. But they rarely receive adequate prevention, treatment...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:32:33 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[30th anniversary of HIV and AIDS: Reflections on the epidemic]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The first case of AIDS was diagnosed 30 years ago, on 5 June, 1981. 
In the lead-up to the UN High Level Meeting on HIV on 8 June, we spoke with older carers and health workers in Africa about their memories of the early days of HIV and AIDS.
The photogallery contains their reflections.
(To view ...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Graham &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:31:04 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Affiliates in Eastern Europe and Central Asia]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[HelpAge Network Affiliates in eastern Europe and central Asia are based in the following countries:
Armenia
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Russia
Serbia
Ukraine
Armenia
Mission Armenia
Mission Armenia was founded in 1993 by a group of volunteers. It aims to provide community-based social and healthcare...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:13:27 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Affiliates in East Asia Pacific ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
HelpAge Network Affiliates in East Asia and the Pacific are based in the following countries:
Australia
China
Fiji
Indonesia
Korea
Malaysia
Mongolia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
Australia
Council on the Ageing
Serving the interests of Australian seniors since 1951, Council ...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:10:31 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kyrgyzstan]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Since 2003 we've worked closely with local partners on older people's issues, including:
Social protection: We are working with the Ministry of Social Protection of Population to ensure older people are included in social protection policies. 
Migration: We are working with partners to measure the...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:35:47 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/where-we-work/eastern-europe-and-central-asia/kyrgyzstan/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Affiliates in East, West and Central Africa ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
HelpAge Network Affiliates in East, West and Central Africa are based in the following countries:
Cameroon
Ethiopia 
Ghana 
Kenya 
Mauritius 
Sierra Leone 
South Sudan 
Sudan 
Tanzania 
Uganda 
Cameroon
The Regional Centre for the Welfare of Ageing Persons
The Regional Centre for the ...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:38:47 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Affiliates in South Asia ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
HelpAge Network Affiliates in south Asia are based in the following countries:
Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh:
Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition
Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition (BWHC), a national non-governmental organisation, was established in 1980 with a vision of a...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:29:10 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Work policy]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Access to decent work is a fundamental human right, which promotes sustainable development and poverty eradication.
Most older people in developing countries are denied this right. Many of them work in the informal sector without contracts, security or benefits.
This kind of work is badly paid, of...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 14:22:03 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cambodia]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We have worked in Cambodia since 1992 and now focus our efforts on 120 rural villages in Battambang and Banteay Meanchey provinces, where we:
Support village-based older people's associations - groups that foster social bonds and help older people to look after and empower each other.
Offer an eff...]]></description>
			<author>Caroline Graham &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:42:54 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[HelpAge in the news]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Links to some of our most recent coverage in the international press:
In a rapidly ageing world, how can the EU address the age-blindness in its development cooperation
The Information Daily, 30 April 2012
Young Europeans to champion older people's rights in new campaign
The Information Daily, 2...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 13:22:07 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/press-room/helpage-in-the-news/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[HelpAge launches new campaign to celebrate European day of Solidarity between Generations]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By Bruce Sparrow and Navdha Malhotra
This year is the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (EY2012). The main objectives of EY2012 are to encourage policymakers throughout Europe to create better opportunities for active ageing and strengthen solidarity between generat...]]></description>
			<author>Navdha Malhotra &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:14:04 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/latest-news/helpage-launches-new-campaign-to-celebrate-european-day-of-solidarity-between-generations/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Julia Alvarez: Champion of older people's rights]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We are very sad to hear of the passing away of Ambassador Julia Tavares de Alvarez. Her dedication to campaigning  and championing, for over 40 years, the cause of older women and men has been inspirational for all those who had the fortune to be in contact with her.
For 23 years she worked within ...]]></description>
			<author>Navdha Malhotra &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:38:21 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/latest-news/julia-alvarez-champion-of-ageing/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Make it Ageless campaign launched today: Young Europeans grow up fast campaigning for older people's rights ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[24 April 2012
 
Young Age Ambassadors become decades
older in just one week   
A new campaign launched today by HelpAge International is raising
awareness amongst young people of what it means to be older, by challenging them to
be Age Ambassadors by living with an older person for one week an...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:41:56 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/press-room/press-releases/make-it-ageless-campaign-launched-today-young-europeans-grow-up-fast-campaigning-for-older-peoples-rights-/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Non-communicable diseases]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[We live in an ageing world, in which better public health has resulted in longevity. By 2030, those over 60 will outnumber those under 15, with the fastest growth in the developing world.
However, this demographic change has led to an epidemiological transition. The predominance of infectious disea...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:52:56 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/health/non-communicable-diseases/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[HelpAge receives Hilton Humanitarian Prize]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By Navdha Malhotra
HelpAge International received the prestigious 2012 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize on 16 April in Washington. The award was given by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation at a special ceremony at the 2012 Global Philanthropy Forum annual conference in Washington.
The award is the...]]></description>
			<author>Navdha Malhotra &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:32:53 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/latest-news/helpage-receives-hilton-humanitarian-prize/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[ADA leaders]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[In 2011 for the first time, older people from communities around the world have nominated their Age Demands Action leaders. 
These ADA leaders are committed to fighting for older people's rights and have experience of age discrimination. They are spokespeople who are able to represent their communi...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:00:11 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/campaigns/what-is-age-demands-action/ada-leaders/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Affiliates in the Caribbean ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
HelpAge Network Affiliates in the Caribbean are based in the following countries:
Antigua
Barbados
Belize
Dominica
Grenada
Jamaica
Montserrat
Saint Lucia
Suriname
Antigua:
St. Vincent de Paul Antigua
Established in 1974, the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) is a non-governmental org...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:02:24 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/who-we-are/our-affiliates-/affiliates-in-the-caribbean-/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[HelpAge wins Hilton Humanitarian Prize on International Women's Day]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By Rachel Trayner and Sarah Marzouk
This International Women's Day, HelpAge International is delighted to be the proud recipient of the 2012 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
The award is the world's largest humanitarian prize, and is presented each year to an organisation that has delivered ex...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:00:20 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/latest-news/on-international-womens-day-helpage-receives-hilton-humanitarian-prize/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[HelpAge International receives USD 1.5 million Hilton Humanitarian Prize]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[April 16 2012
International jury selects only global NGO with singular focus on improving the lives of the world's fastest growing population-older people.
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation tonight presented the 2012 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize of $1.5 million to HelpAge International, the o...]]></description>
			<author>Navdha Malhotra &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:58:51 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/press-room/press-releases/helpage-international-receives-15-million-hilton-humanitarian-prize/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Age UK and HelpAge International response to ITV, "Tonight", Thursday 20 October 2011]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[21 October 2011
Statement on behalf of: Tom Wright, AGE UK CEO and Richard Blewitt, HelpAge International, CEO
"We warmly welcome ITV's decision to prioritise the debate on aid delivery and the worsening famine in East Africa in last night's "Tonight" report with Eddie Izzard.
As a members of the...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:42:02 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/press-room/press-releases/age-uk-and-helpage-international-response-to-itv-tonight-thursday-20-october-2011/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[World Health Day: Urgent rethink needed on non-communicable diseases to safeguard world’s ageing population]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[4 April 2012
World Health Day: Urgent rethink needed on non-communicable diseases to safeguard world's ageing populationFor the first time in 60 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) will put global ageing first on 7 April, World Health Day. Today's global launch comes as leading commentators ...]]></description>
			<author>Navdha Malhotra &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:41:23 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/press-room/press-releases/world-health-day-urgent-rethink-needed-on-noncommunicable-diseases-to-safeguard-worlds-ageing-population/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[ADA on Health: Occupied Palestinian Territories]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[HelpAge began working in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt), in 2009 to support older people affected by the 2008-2009 war in the Gaza strip.
More than 1,300 people were killed, 3,500 injured and 100,000 displaced. Healthcare facilities were badly damaged and essential services were disrupt...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:52:14 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/campaigns/age-demands-action-on-health-/ada-on-health-occupied-palestinian-territories/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[ADA on Health: Haiti]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[At least 200,000 older people were affected by the Haiti earthquake of 2010. Older Haitians had their lives destroyed but they still want to play an active role in their country.
Our work to support older Haitians' health has included training hundreds of carers in temporary camps, as well as provi...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:50:05 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.helpage.org/get-involved/campaigns/age-demands-action-on-health-/ada-on-health-haiti/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Affiliates in Europe ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
HelpAge Network Affiliates in the European Union are based in the following countries:
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Ireland
Malta
Netherlands
Slovenia
Spain
United Kingdom
Czech Republic:
Zivot 90
Established in 1990, ZIVOT 90 is a civil society organisation working with and for olde...]]></description>
			<author>Sarah Marzouk &lt;no-reply@www.helpage.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:30:09 +0100</pubDate>
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