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 [...]
This discussion paper highlights the impact of environmental and climatic risk on older people and the ageing world, and presents what strategies can be developed to address this issue. Language: English Published: HelpAge International, 2012 Size: 675 KB Download [...]
Comprehensive primary healthcare for older people represents a holistic approach that promotes active ageing, reduction and prevention of chronic disease with its attendant disabilities and dependencies, and improvement of the quality of life for older people. This study documents [...]
Older people associations are sustainable, self-managed, multi-functional, community led organisations which aim to enhance equitable and inclusive local development. The info graphic displays information on establishing OPA and enhancing local development through OPA building. Language: English Published: HelpAge International, [...]
There is need for urgent action to address the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) for older people worldwide. This position paper advocates for a "whole life course approach to NCDs, which is inclusive of all ages, should be [...]
This paper outlines the growing need for community-based home care for older people in South East Asia. It explains the model of home care introduced by HelpAge Korea in collaboration with HelpAge International in the 10 countries of ASEAN. [...]
Self Care on Health for Older People in Singapore (SCOPE) -1 st video This video is about the pilot phase of the SCOPE program in Singapore. The program is a 28-week which teaches older participants how to [...]
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