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The costs associated with dementia will amount to more than 1% of the world's gross domestic product this year at $604bn a new global report says.

As the MDG summit approaches, HelpAge International wants governments to invest in social transfer schemes as part of achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

It has been nine months since the Haiti earthquake and thousands of people are still living in camps as the slow process of rebuilding the country takes place.

A massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck Haiti. The extent of the devastation is still not clear but HelpAge International staff on the ground indicate that thousands of people have died.

Climate change and global ageing are two of the biggest issues facing humanity this century, yet explicit links between the two are rarely made.

As people around the world commemorate World AIDS Day this year, some may feel some cautious optimism, as the new global figures for HIV and AIDS were released. Last week UNAIDS and WHO published the AIDS 2009 Epidemic Update. According to the report, the number of new HIV infections around the world has dropped by 17 per cent in the past eight years

As millions of people face hunger in Ethiopia due to the worst drought in a decade, HelpAge International is stepping up its emergency response programme in the country

More than 3,400 older people affected by the Pakistan floods have received medical help from HelpAge International.

Thursday 19 August is World Humanitarian Day. HelpAge International is marking this event by celebrating the contributions of older aid workers.

The number of people who have died in the monsoon floods has now risen to 1,600 and estimates of those affected stand at almost 14 million.

HelpAge International estimates that up to 200,000 older people have been affected by Pakistan’s worst floods in 80 years.

HelpAge International is planning to respond to the worst floods in Pakistan in 80 years in partnership with medical aid agency Merlin.