‘Understanding, Beliefs and Treatment of Dementia in Pakistan: Interim Findings’ will be launched at two events in Pakistan, in Lahore on 20 April and Karachi on 23 April. A copy can be accessed here.
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Kulle Banu is 100 years old and a Rohingya refugee. Her family carried her to the river and put her on a boat, so she could escape the violence in Myanmar. She shares her story with us here.
Read more › The situation in Cox’s Bazar is reaching breaking point. Older people are living in overcrowded camps, with toilets that are so shallow that they are overflowing into people’s living spaces.
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As new figures are released revealing the number of grandparents in the UK providing regular childcare, we take a look at the global picture.
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In April 2016 Zanzibar became the first state in East Africa to provide older people with a social pension, thanks to lobbying work by Age International and our partner HelpAge Tanzania.
Now, anyone over the age of 70 can receive 20,000 Tanzanian Shillings (£7.30) a month. On the first anniversary of the scheme, Age International visits older people in Zanzibar to see how their lives have changed.
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