Affliates of the HelpAge global network were out in force at this year’s European Development Days (EDDs) conference in Brussels last week, united in our aim to call attention to an otherwise largely neglected topic: global population ageing. Repres
HelpAge International is looking for a Healthy Ageing Adviser to join its global team.
"I beg for food and I eat whatever people give me, whether the food is cold, fresh or not, clean or not. I live with these street dogs as my children. So far, God has gifted me good health....
It is becoming increasingly evident that for many people with HIV, physical health is not the only issue. For many people living with the virus; emotional, psychological, social and spiritual - psychosocial - support is extremely important as well....
New research, published today, reveals how with a few simple adjustments, standard international household surveys could be amended to ensure global poverty data gives a true picture of life for millions of vulnerable people around the world.
As EU ministers continue to develop their thinking at the EU level on a global post-2015 framework ahead of the UN Special Event in September 2013, the HelpAge European network writes collectively to call on you to ensure that a future framework reflects demographic realities in the world and is fully inclusive of people of all ages.
Last week's 71st World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva brought together all the World Health Organization's member states to discuss key global health issues. On the agenda was a report on the progress made in implementing the Global Strategy...
HelpAge International says humanitarian agencies and donors have failed to address the needs of older people in emergency situations around the world - despite older people being among the most vulnerable. HelpAge has chosen 20 February 2013, World Day of Social Justice, to call for better support for older people during emergency and recovery situations.
Food insecurity in Ethiopia is one of the worst in the world. Some major events have contributed to this phenomenon.
Experts from the humanitarian organisations Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) and HelpAge International say emergency aid has failed to address the needs of older people in emergency situations and are calling on donors and humanitarian agencies to ensure that this vulnerable group is included in any emergency response.
