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    Ageing New Zealand: the growing reliance on migrant caregivers

    Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 2009
    New Zealand’s population is ageing rapidly.  It is projected that 48,200 paid caregivers will be needed by 2036 to look after a growing number of older and possibly disabled New Zealanders requiring high levels of care and support.
  • Organisation

    Uganda Reach the Aged Association (URAA)

    The Uganda Reach the Aged Association (URAA) is a national voluntary, not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation whose vision is “A dignified, self-fulfilled, poverty free ageing Uganda&rdquo
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    How does HIV/AIDS affect the elderly in developing countries?

    Population Reference Bureau, 2007
    Of the estimated 40 million people living with HIV, the vast majority are adults in their prime working years, but as this middle generation dies of AIDS, a generation of young children and a generation of elderly ages 50 and older are left behind. Despite extensive amounts of research on the AIDS epidemic, relatively few studies have focused on the elderly.
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    The time to lead is now: the adoption of ESG analysis by Asian government pension funds

    The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia, 2009
    Asia's pension funds are among the largest and fastest growing pools of capital in the region and their influence in the capital markets will continue to grow, especially as asset allocations diversify.
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    Guideline for the establishment and management of Older People’s Associations (OPAs)

    HelpAge International, 2009
    An Older People’s Association (OPA) is a community-based organisation which has the goal to improve the well being of older people through collective activities benefiting themselves and their community.
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    An aging world: 2008

    U.S. Census Bureau, 2009
    Population ageing has emerged as a major demographic worldwide trend. On the one hand the reality of global ageing and increased longevity represents a triumph of medical, social, and economic advances. But on the other, population ageing has created significant challenges to health care systems, and existing models of social support, pensions and insurance.
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    U.S. Census Bureau

    Organisation collecting data on the people and economy of the United States.Data includes:
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    Legal Aspects of Palliative Care

    Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa, 2009
    There is increasing recognition of the link between palliative care and human rights. This guide, published by the Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa, offers guidance on policy and ways to improve the identification and referral of legal problems, with the ultimate aim of integrating this knowledge into the practice of high-quality palliative care and legal services.
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    Indigenous health part 2: the underlying causes of the health gap

    The Lancet, 2009
    This article, the second in The Lancet series on the health of indigenous people, delves into the underlying causes of health disparities between indigenous and non-indigenous people, providing an indigenous perspective to understanding these inequalities.
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    Building a society for all ages

    Building a society for all ages, UK Government, 2009
    UK Government strategy paper to designed to help Britain prepare for our ageing society. The paper highlights the need for a cultural shift, to build a vision of a society for all ages – where people are not defined by their age, and prejudice does not prevent harnessing the skills and experience of the older population.

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