Links to the world


Help Age International

Helping older people live full and secure lives. HelpAge helps older people claim their rights, challenge discrimination and overcome poverty, so that they can lead dignified, secure and healthy lives.

The New York Academy of Medicine

The New York Academy of Medicine advances the health of people in cities.

Silver Revolution: Innovation for Our Ageing World

The world is aging rapidly, creating unprecedented challenges and opportunities for the global economy and our societies. This blog aims to highlight innovation for the elderly world-wide and to spur further thinking and action for the aging world.

Council for Third Age Singapore

Council for Third Age (C3A) was set up in May 2007 with the role of championing the cause of active ageing in Singapore.

The International Longevity Centre Global Alliance (ILC Global Alliance)

The ILC Global Alliance is an international consortium of member organizations. Its mission is to help societies to address longevity and population ageing in positive and productive ways.

Global Ageing Research Network

The network is a collaboration between IAGG (the International Association of Geriatrics and Gerontologists) and WHO (the World Health Organisation)

International Federation on Ageing

This international non-governmental organization believes in generating positive change for older people throughout the world by stimulating, collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information on rights, policies, and practices that improve the quality of life of people as they age. 

World Health Organization

The global brief for World Health Day 2012 took a fresh look at health data on ageing to help uis better understand the needs of older people. Secitons include key points, the demographics of ageing and the epidemiology of population ageing. 

United Nations' ESCAP Social Development site

ESCAP supports the building of a socially inclusive society for all in Asia and the Pacific, including women, youth, persons with disabilities and older persons.