This factsheet shows that type 2 diabetes in older age groups is high and growing rapidly in many parts of the world, but can be managed inexpensively with early diagnosis, treatment and information. Language: English Published: HelpAge International, 2016 [...]
The World Health Organization Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Centre, WKC) convened the Forum to build upon the platform WKC created in 2013 to share information, debate and drive new thinking about the current and emerging health and [...]
In collaboration with the College of Population Studies (CPS), Chulalongkorn University, HelpAge has published a report entitled "The Situation of Thailand’s Older Population: An Update based on the 2014 Survey of Older Persons in Thailand". This report is based on the latest [...]
This poster is part of four posters initially created for the exhibition at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) - Asia/Oceania 2015 Congress in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The poster presents HelpAge's work on community-based care in Asia-Pacific. Language: English Published [...]
This poster is part of four posters initially created for the exhibition at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) - Asia/Oceania 2015 Congress in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The poster presents HelpAge's vision, mission and collaboration with the network [...]
Comprehensive public health action on population ageing is urgently needed. This will require fundamental shifts, not just in the things we do, but in how we think about ageing itself. The World report on ageing and health outlines a [...]
The Global AgeWatch Index ranks countries according to the social and economic wellbeing of older people. Our third report shows what works for older people but also highlights how much work needs to be done. This year the Index [...]
This edition of AgeNews features the UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Ageing and provides examples of older people-led innovative activities. It demonstrates how much older people can do with their creativity and energy, both for themselves and for [...]
The brochure summarises the key results and lesson learned from the project "Community-based services for older people in Cambodia'. Language: English Published: HelpAge Cambodia, 2015 Size: 285 KB Download
This manual provides a practical guidance and lesson learned from HelpAge Cambodia's experience on implementation of community-based services from early 2014 to June 2015. The challenges and successes from the pilot project have been shared with NGOs and government [...]
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