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As access to anti-retroviral treatment (ART) grows, the population living with HIV is rapidly ageing, yet care services are ill-equipped for older people.

Following Duncan Green's (Head of Research at Oxfam GB) blog post "What does global aging mean to development?" (his spelling, not mine), I was more than happy to take him up on his kind offer of writing a response...

Older people, HelpAge International staff and supporters from around the world have been busy taking part in our annual Age Demands Action (ADA) campaign today, where older people march and lobby politicans to demand they are not excluded from...

We all age differently. Yet, we often hear older people being talked about as if they are all the same: sick, unable to learn new things, and resistant to change. Stereotypes are powerful and can influence our attitudes, limiting...

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