Publications

This manual explains how to establish, operate and manage intergenerational self-help clubs in Vietnam.

The report examines the health status of older persons in Myanmar using various health indicators such as self-rated health status, self-reported symptoms, prevalence of non-communicable diseases, disability and functional limitations, and risk behaviours.

The report published by the Coalition of Services of the Elderly, Inc. (COSE) together with HelpAge International demonstrates the need for a robust pension system in the Philippines.

The infographic summarises some of the key messages in the report Work, family and social protection: Old age income security in Bangladesh, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

The report paints a picture of the multiple sources of income that contribute to income security in old age and how they interact in five countries in Asia.

In this issue, we highlight the ASEAN meeting on the promotion of older people's organisations, held in Cambodia last December. We look at snapshots on campaigns happening across the region on the International Day of Older Persons, updates of policies on ageing, and network partners' participation in national and international advocacy.

The Arabic translation of the pilot version of the Minimum standards for age and disability inclusion in humanitarian action informs the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian programmes across all sectors and phases of response, and in all emergency contexts, ensuring older people and people with disabilities are included. Targeting practitioners involved in humanitarian response at local, national, and international level, this document includes a set of key standards as well as sector-specific standards and suggested actions.

In the second issue of Ageing in South Asia, we look at income security, DRR and humanitarian work, advocacy and campaigning, and health and care.

The Arabic translation of the pilot version of the Minimum standards for age and disability inclusion in humanitarian action informs the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian programmes across all sectors and phases of response, and in all emergency contexts, ensuring older people and people with disabilities are included. Targeting practitioners involved in humanitarian response at local, national, and international level, this document includes a set of key standards as well as sector-specific standards and suggested actions.

The Arabic translation of the Minimum standards for age and disability inclusion, which are intended to informs the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian programmes across all sectors and phases of response, and in all emergency contexts, ensuring older people and people with disabilities and not excluded. If you face any problem related to accessibility of the Minimum standards, please contact us at adcap@helpage.org.

This briefing is about informal social protection systems in rural communities in Myanmar's central dry zone.

This is a Slovenian translation of a briefing explaining the correlation between ageing and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases, and makes recommendations for how the EU can respond.