We can’t ignore the consequences of climate change and an ageing world, says HelpAge International
Adapting to climate change today will protect older people from natural disasters, droughts and famine tomorrow, says HelpAge International.
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COP21: HelpAge releases position paper on adapting to climate change in an ageing world
To coincide with the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, or COP21, today we launch a new paper Climate change in an ageing world. The report provides a series of recommendations on how to protect older people from the impacts of climate change.
Paris climate conference: first week sees positive commitments but neglects older people, says HelpAge International
The first week of the Paris climate change conference is a welcome step forward but the wellbeing of older people needs specific focus, says HelpAge International.
HelpAge India responds to devastating floods in Chennai
HelpAge India is responding to the floods in Chennai after the city of 4.6 million people experienced the heaviest rainfall in a century.
World AIDS Day: HIV services not equipped for rapidly ageing AIDS epidemic
As access to anti-retroviral treatment (ART) grows, the population living with HIV is rapidly ageing, yet care services are ill-equipped for older people.
World AIDS Day: The ageing of HIV
A fast track approach is needed to address the rapid ageing of the AIDS epidemic and the needs of people living with HIV in older age, says HelpAge International.
HelpAge launches low-cost tool for assessing older people’s humanitarian needs locally
HelpAge International has launched a low-cost, simple tool that can assess older people’s needs and vulnerabilities in the event of a humanitarian crisis.
Burundi refugees at risk in overcrowded Tanzania camps
As refugees continue to flee violence and uncertainty in Burundi, the camps where they seek sanctuary in Tanzania are becoming increasingly overstretched.
Overstretched and underfunded refugee camps put over 110,000 Burundians in Tanzania at risk, as potential influx and heavy rains loom large, aid agencies warn
Health and shelter for Burundian refugees in Tanzania are poised to get worse in already overstretched camps, the aid agencies Oxfam, Help Age International, Plan International, Save the Children, International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) warned today, if there is an increased influx of refugees across the border.
More than a quarter of older Moldovans have suffered abuse
One in four (28.6%) of older people in Moldova have been victim of violence or abuse, according to a new study from HelpAge International and the National Centre for Demographic Research.
Nepal fuel crisis hampers earthquake relief efforts
Six months on from the Nepal earthquake, relief efforts are being hampered by a severe fuel crisis, leaving more than 400,000 people without adequate shelter and supplies as winter approaches. HelpAge International has provided shelter kits, cash and health care to some of the neediest older people in the worst hit areas but fuel shortages are slowing down relief efforts.
HelpAge research lauded for contribution to development
Research examining the effects of limited access to public transport on older people's health and livelihoods in Tanzania was named one of the most impressive examples of UK research contributing to development.