Interview with Eva Sabdono, Executive Director of Yayasan Emong Lansia
How do you perceive the eff ects of changing family structure on older people and communities in Indonesia? Indonesia, like most societies across Asia, is experiencing a shift from an extended family [...]
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 [...]
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? [...]
Interview with Dr Bazlul Haque Khondker, an expert economist from Bangladesh discussing social protection
What are some of the reasons that make social protection for older people so important, economically and socially? A large number of older people are either poor [...]
Address the missing link in ASEAN integration
Statement of Civil Society, Trade Unions, Migrants, and Parliamentarians in Southeast Asia to the 22nd Senior Officials Meeting of the ASCC and the 17th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council Meeting [...]
Exclusive interview: Economic implications of ageing on markets
Please give examples of businesses and markets that are emerging due to ageing society in Asia. How big is the ageing market? During the next two decades, older consumers [...]
Exclusive interview: Economic implications of ageing on income
What are the main sources of income in old age? The direct answer is (a) family and informal support (b) earnings from work and income generating activities in old [...]
Exclusive interview: Economic implications of ageing on health
Why is it important to discuss the economics of healthcare for older people in Asia at this time? Because many Asian countries are experiencing rapid ageing of their populations; [...]
Exclusive interview: Economic implications of ageing on workforce
Can you give a brief overview of current workforce trends in Asia, particularly among middle income countries? I think there are basically three broad groups. One includes countries like [...]
Together on the front line against diabetes
We are privileged to have an interview with Dr Hai-Rim Shin, Regional Coordinator, Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion and Ms Anjana Bhushan from the World Health Organization Regional Office [...]
A large portion of older people are living in hardship
Source: KHOA HỌC & ĐỜI SỐNG (Science & Life Newspaper) Issue #143 (3283)Date: 30 November 2015 According to Ms. Tran Bich Thuy, the majority of older people in Vietnam are [...]
Special interview with the chair of Senior Official Meeting on Social Welfare Development (SOMSWD)
Malaysia is the Chair of ASEAN for 2015 and the theme of its ASEAN Chairmanship is "Our People, Our Community,Our Vision." The 27th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits were held in [...]
