In this blog Dr Athina Vlachantoni and Professor Jane Falkingham talk about their research into gender and old-age pension protection in Asia, as discussed in their chapter in ‘Social Protection for Older Persons Social Pensions in Asia' The gender.
On 1 December, we mark the 25th anniversary of World AIDS Day, an opportunity to reflect on the progress we have made this year as well as support the efforts to tackle the HIV epidemic around the world.
The impact of the global food, fuel and finance crisis in Mozambique, and what this means for older people who are often overlooked.
The Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors
is a network of NGOs and trade unions from all parts of the world committed to
achieving social protection for everyone. HelpAge International was one of the
founding members of the Coalition in 2012,
On 1 May, International Workers Day, HelpAge International will launch a new report that uncovers how much work is done by older people in poorer countries and the difficulties they face.
Since 2012, we at Ageing Nepal have been continuously involved in HelpAge International's Age Demands Action (ADA) campaigns.
For this year's ADA on Rights campaign on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (15 June), we aimed to:
build awareness on older
HelpAge challenged ageist views overlooking the risk of HIV for older people and the vital role they played in caring for their adult children living with HIV and grandchildren orphaned by AIDS.
The provision of and older people's access to health services across Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe is wholly inadequate, a new report from HelpAge International and Age International has found.
Maldives: Population Ageing - Policy case study
The tenth briefing in our Pension Watch series aims to add to the debate on the way forward for social protection in Kenya, with a focus on income security in old age. It describes how a universal pension will be the most practical and efficient way to rapidly increase coverage while avoiding fragmentation within the pension system.
