We welcome the draft’s focus on leadership, equity and integrated, people-centred care. We’re especially encouraged by references to older people, long-term care and the life-course approach. But ...

When a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar in late March 2025, it brought widespread destruction and fear, particularly for older people already living on the margins. Homes cracked, buildings ...

HelpAge network members are making sure older women are included in social pension schemes in Tanzania and Malawi.

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Older people are speaking out and we are listening. Our collection of life stories captures the strength and resilience behind a lifetime of experience. Older people like 70-year-old Daw San Lwin are ...

When a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar in March 2025, thousands of people were affected. But for many older people, the disaster has only deepened long-standing exclusion and hardship.

A basic guideline for family and volunteers providing care and support to older people. Published 2 June 2019 Type Guidelines and manuals ...

Pakistan’s Khyber District, bordering Afghanistan, has experienced decades of conflict, displacement, and poverty. Many communities here are still recovering, and older people and persons with ...

There are approximately one million older people in Malawi, constituting 5.4% of the total population. Since 1987, the number of older people has nearly doubled, highlighting the growing importance of ...

Six distinguished leaders in ageing, development, and human rights have joined the Board of HelpAge International in recent months, deepening the organisation’s global expertise and commitment to ...

HelpAge International’s latest briefing emphasises the urgent need that any international community intervention must include plans to alleviate the suffering of older people and ensure the provision ...