1 October 2014 – Hanoi, Vietnam The Vietnam Elderly Association in association with the Vietnam Red Cross Society, the Vietnam Television, and the Vietnam Communications Corporation on September 29th held an art exchange to raise fund for the program “Bright eyes for the [...]
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 is needed to achieve the 2012-2020 [...]
Older people's association (OPAs) are multi-functional, community-based organisations which are providing to be effective ways of improving the well-being of older people, their families and communities. This video reflects their experience in Asia (China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, [...]
Over the last decade, the Government of Vietnam has been implementing policies and actions to improve the lives of older people, in accordance with the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA). This report examines the actions taken [...]
The rapid growth in the older people population and the accompanying increase in support needs such as health care, housing, income security and other social services must be put into utmost consideration. The guidelines focuses on a community-based program [...]
The end of population growth in the region may be in sight, with declining fertility rates, but past and present growth means the challenges of managing the impact of demographic structure and population ageing. Social and economic development will [...]
This report, developed by the KPMG Global Center of Excellence for Health and Human & Social Services, was commissioned by the Lien Foundation, a Singapore philanthropic organization, to stimulate global dialogue and focus attention on the issue of healthcare. It [...]
This volume of papers looks at the main topics of ageing to help in the formulation of evidence-based policy address population ageing. Examples come from five nations: India, China, Japan, Thailand, and Indonesia. Language: English Published: National Academies Press [...]
“Active ageing is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age.” This document was prepared by WHO to inform the discussion at the 2002 2nd UN World [...]
This report written by John Knodel, Vipan Prachuabmoh, and Napaporn Chayovan, gives an updated report of older people in Thailand. It lays out important insights on the situation of older people regarding income security, health, care, living situations and [...]
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