Non-communicable diseases account for 79% of deaths in Jamaica, of which diabetes complications cause 11%. In spite of this, the Caribbean country has few systems in place to address these growing figures.
HelpAge International and the World Diabetes Fou
We are all living in an era of unprecedented ageing, yet the voices of older people in developing countries and the issues they face remain mostly unheard. In fact, many of us living in Europe are completely detached from...
Last week the European Commission released a new communication on social protection. This is the first time that the EU, the world’s biggest aid donor, has sought to explain how EU development cooperation can support the strengthening of social protection systems around the world.
As an older woman who has worked on gender equality issues and women's rights for nearly 50 years, I feel very let down by the final Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality that was launched at the UN Generation Equality Forum in Paris at the end of June 2021.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched its World Report on Ageing and Health, a publication that brings a welcome shift in focus to older people.
HelpAge International is looking for a consultant to offer Project Coordination services for mainstreaming Urban Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in Age-friendly Cities and Communities in Latin America.
HelpAge is looking for an individual/firm to support to localisation process for its office in Ukraine.
On International Women's Day, we hear from activist Margaret Itola Kabango about women's empowerment in Uganda. Margaret has been an Age Demands Action (ADA) campaigner for seven years, sits on the ADA steering group and before that she was...
The third session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWG) takes place in New York between 21- 24 August and will discuss gaps in the protection of older people's rights and how to address them
