2015 National Action Month for the Vietnamese elderly launched
16 June 2015 - Hanoi, Vietnam The Vietnam Association of the Elderly launched its 2015 National Action Month for the elderly in Hanoi on Tuesday. Themed “Action month for the disadvantaged elderly”, this year’s program will focus on [...]
Group builds houses for homeless elderly
FOUR indigent senior citizens who lost their houses in Medellin, Cebu during typhoon Yolanda now have new homes. Fifty-four more senior citizens who became homeless because of Yolanda will soon have new dwellings, [...]
Elderly Association praised for contributions to national development
5 May 2015 - Hanoi, Vietnam The Vietnam Association of the Elderly (VAE), in its 20 years of development, has contributed greatly to national socio-economic development, as well as promoting the role of [...]
FCOSS starts campaign on improving health services for the elderly
22 April 2015 - Fiji The Fiji Council of Social Services is expected to meet with the Ministry of Health to discuss ways of improving health services for older people. Read full article [...]
FCOSS wants health service for everyone
22 April 2015 - Fiji The Fiji Council of Social Services has called for Universal Health Coverage through the Age Demands Action on Health Campaign to ensure that everyone obtains the health services [...]
Never too old to learn
13 April 2015 - Banthi, Lamphun, Thailand A pilot project in Thailand's rural north gives the elderly renewed confidence in their abilities and the means to support themselves. We live in a world where [...]
Older people key to success in rebuilding Haiyan-affected communities
January 2015 - Australia The Australian Journal of Emergency Management, Volume 30 Issue 1, 2015 reported the role of older people as a key to success in rebuilding Haiyan-affected communities. The story is based on [...]
A crucial step for Myanmar: Launch of social protection strategy
26 January 2015 - Yangon, Myanmar Myanmar kicked off the new year by adopting a new strategy that attempts to provide a social safety net to all its citizens for the first time. [...]
PNoy signs law for automatic PhilHealth coverage for senior citizens
11 November 2014 - Manila, the Philippines President Benigno Aquino III signed into law a measure granting automatic, lifetime membership of senior citizens to Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). In a statement Tuesday, [...]
Our senior citizens can still contribute
5 October – Bangkok, Thailand The International Day of Older Persons, which fell on the first day of October, gave us good reason to celebrate. Thailand has a growing number of senior citizens, or people [...]
Elderly support low: report
2 October - Phnom Penh, Cambodia While life expectancy is growing in Cambodia, government policies to improve the quality of life and well-being of the Kingdom’s elderly are not expanding, according to a [...]
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister calls for better care for older people
11 September - Hanoi, Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister, Vu Duc Dam, has asked ministries and sectors to work harder to improve the implementation of the Vietnam Law on the Elderly. Collaboration among sectors [...]
