BLOGS:

Earlier this month, I attended the intersessional meeting between civil society and the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG) in New York. The OWG is the group of UN member states that is leading the process towards a global …

Read more...

In 2011 the International Longevity Centre – UK along with a host of leading European public health advocates formed SAATI – the Supporting Active Ageing Through Immunisation partnership. Partners from a range of backgrounds, from the University of Barcelona to …

Read more...

The discussion paper below collates the findings of 10 ILCs within the ILC Global Alliance on the subject of housing for older people.

Read more...

Younger and older employees have much in common. They are devoted to their work; most of them are capable and usually see their work as meaningful. So it’s very strange that employers and employees, the younger as well as the …

Read more...

Young India going Old: The population of India is more than 1 billion- a very well-known fact. India is the second most populous country in the world, again a well-established statistic. Modern India is being acknowledged as ‘Young India’ because …

Read more...

About 150 older people were recognized in a graduation ceremony for the Self Care on Health for Older People in Singapore Program (SCOPE) last February 26, 2013.

Read more...

Europe continues to suffer from a savings crisis which could blight the lives of future generations of older people.

Read more...

South Africa has no policy on housing for older persons. Only social pensioners in need of 24-hour nursing care may be admitted to a state-subsidised old age home, but the number is capped at 2 per cent of the older …

Read more...

If you are retired, aged 60 years or older, please take a few minutes to answer our questionnaire below. We are now living in a world where a number of countries have more older people than younger people. Demographers refer …

Read more...

The average life expectancy for Japanese people is now over 80, and healthy life expectancy is 75 which is the world’s longest. The portion of the population over 65 is expected to be more than 30% in 2025 causing Japanese …

Read more...