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United in a vision to create a world where every older person is able to lead a dignified, healthy and secure life, we are absolutely delighted to announce our partnership with HelpAge International.

All forms of discrimination, such as racism and sexism, are unacceptable, but ageist attitudes appear to go unchallenged. At CommonAge we’re standing with international organisations to identify and challenge inequalities, ageism and discrimination throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

CommonAge calls on the Commonwealth to make older people’s health and wellbeing a priority in the COVID-19 pandemic

It is critical we ensure the health and wellbeing of older people in our communities is priority.

The research presented in Ageing in Rwanda – challenges and opportunities for church, state and nation draws on the contributions of a large number of urban and rural Rwandan residents who shared their time, experiences, joys and sorrows during the course of the research in April–May 2019.

We are very proud to be supporting ELDER Asia as it embarks in further programmes and partnerships for the silver industry.

Our CEO Klaus Zimmermann was recently invited to attend the Alzheimer’s Disease International 21st Asia Pacific Regional Conference held in Kuala Lumpur, 16th-18th August 2019.

Our ambassador in Bangladesh, Md. Mehedi Hasan Khan explains how he became involved in CommonAge and how his experiences of two international conferences have helped him create new opportunities and given him inspiration in his work.

It is with great pleasure we are able to provide two new publications available for download; Issues in Ageing Research Paper and a Quality Manual designed specifically for the aged care industry.

Where appropriate, we periodically assist colleagues from developing countries to attend international conferences.