HelpAge International warns that older people living alone or with young dependents are among the most at risk following Nepal’s Earthquake as they may be unable to access essential items due to mobility problems.
The death toll of the Nepal earthquake has risen above 4,300 and more than 8,000 people have been left injured.
On Saturday 25 April, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. Around 4,000 have died and several thousand more are injured.
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck Nepal on Saturday 25 April. Hundreds have died and many more are feared injured. Older people are among the most vulnerable.
At the Cartagena Data Festival next week, HelpAge International is calling on data specialists to explore the implications of the missing data making millions of older people invisible.
The international community must urgently change its approach to Gaza and deliver on promises of reconstruction, 46 agencies said today in a new report on the lack of progress since last year's conflict.
Today on World Health Day, Age Demands Action campaigners are calling for access to age-friendly health services for older people to bring a halt to exclusion, discrimination and stigma.
Today (7 April) on World Health Day, Age Demands Action campaigners are calling for access to age-friendly health services for older people to bring a halt to exclusion, discrimination and stigma.
Four years on since the beginning of the conflict in Syria, over 3 million people have fled the country and over one million of those are now living indefinitely in Lebanon.
This week, we’re launching the first Disaster Risk and Age Index at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai. The Index ranks 190 countries across the world on the disaster risk faced by older people.
