Publications

This report discusses how, two years after the tsunami, Aceh was used as an opportunity to rebuild age-friendly healthcare services.

This briefing outlines how in Mozambique older people have set up support groups to cut the cost of care and increase income. Their initiatives have funded poverty certificates, transport to testing centres, and so on.

This briefing highlights the reasons for recognising the key role of older people as counsellors and carers. It is based on the Southern Sudan Older People’s Organisation's work in Juba, Southern Sudan.

This briefing discusses how supporting older carers in South Africa can improve the wellbeing of their dependants.

This briefing discusses how, despite the promotion of a participatory approach, the voices of older people have not been heard in the first five-year review of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing.

This paper, aimed at EU and African governments, discusses the importance of including older people in development policies and practice. It highlights the pivotal position of older people in Africa today.

This paper discusses the contribution older people make to African society, from caring for orphaned grandchildren to providing household income. It shows how they are discriminated against by family services.

This paper highlights how over 50s are excluded from the 25 core HIV and AIDS indicators and are overlooked in broader international and national HIV and AIDS monitoring.

This document discusses the New Rural Social Pension Insurance Programme of Baoji City, the first of its kind in China. It describes how the programme is administered and discusses its impact on rural older people.

This factsheet provides a summary of HelpAge International’s HIV/AIDS work in Thailand. It discusses the role of older people and how they are affected by HIV and AIDS.

This publication provides a photographic record of the post-tsunami relief, recovery and rehabilitation work of Help the Aged and HelpAge International.

This report presents the views of fifteen older people who have lived through a number of historic events and demographic changes in Asia. They give their views on income security, health services and other issues.