- The need for community-based home care for older people in South East Asia
- HelpAge International, 2011
- This paper outlines the growing need for community-based home care for older people in South East Asia. It explains the model of home care introduced by HelpAge Korea in collaboration with HelpAge International in the 10 countries of ...
- Perspectives on the human rights of the elderly in India
- Agewell Foundation, 2011
- The population of India has approximately tripled during the last 50 years, but the number of elderly Indians has increased more than fourfold. Better medical facilities, care and liberal family planning policies made the elderl...
- Which countries are preparing for old age?
- R. Jackson; N. Howe; K. Nakashima / Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2011
- The Global Aging Preparedness Index (or GAP Index) aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the progress that countries are making in preparing for global ageing, and particularly the “old-age dependency” dimension of...
- Agewell Foundation
- Outreach and research initiatives for the elderly in India
- Research Network on AIDS and Older Persons in Africa and Asia
- AIDS and the elderly - research network in Africa and Asia
- The world is urbanising - time to focus on individual cities rather than whole economies?
- McKinsey Global Institute, 2011
- Half of the world populations live in cities. Yet, over the next 15 years, the center of gravity of the urban world will move south, and even more decisively, east. This report draws insights from more than 2000 leading cities in the ...
- Europe and Central Asia, World Bank
- World bank website section covering Europe and Central Asia
- How to meet future demand for long term care services for the elderly in the new EU member states
- Europe and Central Asia, World Bank, 2011
- Experience from OECD countries shows long term care (LTC) for the elderly is expensive and generates financial burden for individuals and households. The increasing “good practice” in OECD countries is to promote a p...
- Improving employment prospects for the young in the MENA region
- International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2011
- The Near East and North Africa (NENA) region presents the largest cohort of youth after sub-Saharan Africa, with young people making up 20 per cent of the total population in NENA. Ths paper, prepared for the 34th session of the...
- Responding to the needs of a youthful population could promote stability in Yemen
- E. Leahy Madsen / Population Action International, 2011
- Yemen has the most youthful age structure in the world outside of sub-Saharan Africa, with three-quarters of its population under the age of 30. It also has a very high fertility rate. Periodic terrorist attacks against foreign target...
- Global overview of the social and economic wellbeing of the elderly
- Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2010
- This draft report provides a overview of ageing-related issues at the national and regional levels, building upon the report of the Secretary-General submitted to the 65th session of the General Assembly. It discusses the ...
- Studies on health and well-being among people aged 50 years and over in eight countries in Africa and Asia
- Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, 2010
- Selection of articles looking at the status of the elderly in Asia and Africa, resulting from the collaboration of the International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health (INDEPTH) and the World Health...
- Evaluation tool for designing housing for the elderly
- Department of Health, UK, 2010
- EVOLVE is a tool for evaluating the design of housing for older people. It is used to assess how well a building contributes to both physical support of older people and their personal well-being. The tool consists of a set...
- The worldwide costs of dementia are set to soar
- A. Wimo; M. Prince / Alzheimer's Disease International, 2010
- Aound 0.5% of the world’s total population currently live with dementia. The total estimated worldwide costs of dementia are US$604 billion in 2010. This report argues that these figures are a great cause for concern. The author...
- Ensuring old age security in India using a mix of public and private provision
- D.E. Bloom; A. Mahal; L. Rosenberg; J. Sevilla / Harvard Initiative for Global Health, 2010
- Life expectancy in India is rising steadily. However, a combination of migration out of rural areas and the continued concentration of the working population in the informal sector, means there is a pressing need for better econ...
- Social transfers accelerate progress towards the MDGs, but the elderly are still not being recognised as a priority
- A. Walker Bourne; F. Morgan / HelpAge International, 2010
- Non-contributory pensions enable poor older people to provide for their future and the future of their families. Alongside other social transfer schemes, pensions are now being seen to help reduce old age and intergenerational poverty...
- How much universal pensions might cost in Latin America
- J.-J. Dethier; P. Pestieau; R. Ali / Center for Operations Research and Econometrics, 2010
- Alleviating old age poverty requires a different approach from other age groups. This paper examines the impact on old age poverty and the fiscal cost of universal minimum old age pensions in Latin America using recent household surve...
- Reasons behind old-age vulnerability in Latin America
- S. Huenchuan (ed); S. Schkolnik; M. Villa / CEPAL - ECLAC Database, 2010
- This book examines the ageing phenomenon in Latin American countries from the demographic perspectives, and the guaranteeing of human rights in old-age. The book catches two notable facts about the region: population is ageing faster ...
- How family members can help those on ART - evidence from Cambodia and Thailand
- J.E. Knodel; S. Hak; C. Khuon; S. Dane; J. McAndrew / Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2010
- In both Cambodia and Thailand, efforts to augment Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) treatment adherence are being made within a ‘continuum of care’ framework. So far, focus has been mainly on the role of PLHA groups and peer as...
- Using India Post to increase banking services for the poor
- India Post, 2010
- The India Post network has over 155,000 branches - twice as many as the outreach of all commercial banks in India put together. This Report, produced by an inter-ministerial committee on financial inclusion, recommends that India Post...
- International Federation on Ageing (IFA)
- Research and advocacy organisation on ageing issues
- Center for Retirement Research, Boston College
- Research centre on retirement policy and issues
- Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization (WHO) (RHR)
- Reproductive health: ageing, adolescence, family planning and STDs
- Adult Health and Ageing in Africa: Directory of Research on Adult Health and Ageing in Africa 1995-2003
- Directory of Research on Adult Health and Ageing in Africa
- Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Older Persons
- AIDS and the elderly in Thailand and Cambodia
- National Resource Center on Native American Aging
- Resources and research on elderly native Americans
- Journals on Ageing
- Journals covering ageing and health issues
- Centro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Demografía) / Envejecimiento y Desarrollo / Envejecimiento y Desarrollo (CELADE) (CELADE)
- Ageing information from Latin America and the Caribbean
- Teaching Geriatrics in Medical Education (TeGeMe)
- How ageing issues are incorporated into the medical curriculum world-wide.
- Eldis Ageing Issues Resource Guide
- Resource guide on Eldis website covering issues on ageing populations. Guide inlcudes links to full-text online documents and directory of related web sites, event and job announcments. Email updates service available on free subscription.
