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.
Features
Interview with John Beard from the World Health Organization (WHO)
We understand that you will retire soon from the WHO. How will you feel being categorised as a “retiree”? I don’t think there is such a category. I will be leaving [...]
Interview with Leila Joudane, UNFPA Representative in I.R. Iran
Please tell us about the current situation of older people and population ageing in Iran. How have the demographic configuration and family dynamics changed over the past 10 years? Iran is [...]
I can be a resource and contribute towards disaster risk reduction
Older people make up approximately 9% of the Myanmar population. Evidence shows that they are disproportionately affected by disasters – a result of their increased physical vulnerability, the belief that they [...]
Roles of communities and governments in health and care for older people
Please tell us about key programmes or activities that Tsao Foundation has implemented in relation to health and care for older people The Foundation’s four key initiatives provide a range of [...]
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