HelpAge network in Asia Pacific
We work to improve the lives of older people in the region.
Population ageing presents challenges and opportunities that societies must adapt to and governments must respond to.
Social protection provides secure incomes for people in old age, and it provides long-term benefits.
Integrated healthcare systems need to be strengthened to address the increasing complexity of health and care issues in old age.
These multifunctional organisations provide social activities for retired people and address interrelated needs of the community.
Older people are most affected by emergencies. But they can also help in an emergency and play an active role in disaster risk reduction.
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Air pollution, health and ageing
I moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand in June 2009, eight months pregnant with my second son. I was struck by the beauty of Doi Suthep, the mountain which overlooks the city, [...]
Myanmar village embraces new technology to sell traditional baskets
Myay Padaung, a village in Magway’s Pakokku township in central Myanmar, may not have electricity, but that is not preventing it from embracing new technologies to support all members of the [...]
The right to health for older people, the right to be counted
At the heart of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the foundation of the World Health Organisation in 1948 was the global commitment to establish the right to health of [...]
Interview with Giang Thanh Long, National Economics University of Vietnam
How would you describe the historical relationship between older people and their families, especially as concerns ensuring income security and material wellbeing? As the majority of older people, especially in developing Asia, are not covered by any [...]
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