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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.
This report presents experiences of social protection/social pensions programmes in Thailand. The workshop was supported by national and international governments, UNFPA and local civil society.
This report discusses the impact of the social pension and the role of the older people’s groups in monitoring the implementation of the scheme. The study was carried out by HelpAge India in two communities.
This briefing clarifies how older people were included in the emergency response and discusses lessons learnt from relief and rehabilitation work.
This paper argues that cmprehensive age-friendly social policy responses to the financial crisis and the demographic transition are necessary and affordable.
This document outlines the impact of older people’s associations on local development in Asia/Pacific.
This paper looks at older people’s experience of climate change, their awareness of it and how it makes them vulnerable. It highlights older people’s exclusion from climate change debates.
