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Empathy can help tackle big problems. One policy chief explains how
Deb Whitman of non-profit AARP explains how special training programme help prevent financial exploitation of those 50 and older and scale empathy in the process.
Brazil
COVID-19 is only adding to the woes of older people in Brazil
The pandemic is amplifying existing inequalities in Brazil - and the older population are suffering disproportionately as a result.
Ageing
We're living longer - but how can we ensure we stay healthy, too?
Our societies are ageing, but we still have work to do to ensure we stay healthier for longer, too. Here's why a multistakeholder approach is the answer.
Ageing
French 'Alzheimer's village': where nursing home meets the outside world
The real-world setting helps residents develop a routine and preserves a sense of normality.
Ageing
These 6 masterpieces were created by people aged 60 or older
In an increasingly ageing – and ageist – world, these artists show what can be achieved in later life.
Ageing
Why improving women's lives is the key to healthy ageing
Older women are more exposed to social isolation and economic exclusion – but this can be changed earlier in their lives.
Healthy Futures
This pandemic has revealed our most precious asset
Coronavirus has highlighted the need for preventative healthcare, an investment in healthy ageing and the critical role of technology in rebuilding health.
China
China's hidden crisis: caring for an aging population
In 2050, it's expected that one-third of China's population will be over the age of 60. This will put immense pressure on the nation to support an aging population.
COVID-19
How COVID-19 has exposed the challenges facing the care sector
By 2050, there will be 1.2 billion people older than 80 living in the 37 OECD nations, up from 57 million in 2016. Countries need to start preparing now.
Ageing
Coronavirus is creating retirement insecurity. These 10 steps can defuse the timebomb of an ageing population
Considering tangible assets (including savings and property), and less tangible assets such as health, skills and career readiness to work longer.
Africa
Africa’s population will triple by the end of the century even as the rest of the world shrinks
Africa will be the only region in the world where population will still be growing at the end of the century.
COVID-19
Coronavirus fears may have driven over 300,000 UK smokers to quit
As people do all they can to avoid catching COVID-19 and suffering its worst consequences, a UK survey suggests the pandemic has led many smokers to quit, attempt quitting, or cut down.
Global Health
Global life expectancy has increased over the last 65 years - this animation shows it in just 13 seconds
Ever since the 1918 influenza pandemic, modern medicine and health science advancements have increased life expectancy around the globe.
United States
Millennials overtake Baby Boomers as America’s largest generation
The Millennial generation is growing fast as young immigrants expand its ranks. Meanwhile, the Baby Boomer generation is reaching old age.
COVID-19
The United States now has the world’s highest coronavirus death toll
The United States has passed Italy as the country with the highest reported coronavirus death toll, having recorded more than 20,000 deaths since the COVID-19 outbreak began.