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The National Senior Citizens Law Center is launching a new campaign to use strategic litigation and administrative policy advocacy to protect low income older adults’ access to affordable health care. The campaign is supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies. Now is a time when legal advocacy…

Original Source Age Sector Platform is an Atlantic grantee. Photo: CAMPAIGN: Bill Carson, Alison McElhinney and Phil Evans at the age sector platform PICTURE: Hugh Russell FIFTY-ONE per cent of all households experiencing fuel poverty in Northern Ireland are pensioner households. In Northern Ireland almost…

by Barry Zuckerman; Megan Sandel; Ellen Lawton; Samantha Morton Doctors, especially those who care for patients on low incomes, are frustrated that their patients' health is adversely affected by social determinants. For those patients with an acute or chronic illness, social determinants undercut the effectiveness…

Original Source by Victor Khupiso, Gabisile Ndebele and Philani Nombembe 'We don't want foreigners ... I don't regret taking part in these attacks' As safety camps housing 7000 people who fled May's xenophobic violence prepare to close in the next two weeks, foreigners are sceptical…

Original Source NHA TRANG - The Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP Foundation) organized a concert promoting the Helmet for Kids (HFK) campaign in Nha Trang City on Monday, sending out the message "Put a Helmet on your Child". The HFK proceedings were dedicated in honor…

by Anso Thom TWO Bills recently tabled in parliament are set to shake up the private hospital industry and centralise decision-making over hospital tariffs as well as the regulation of new medicines and scientific trials within the health minister's office. The National Health Amendment Bill…

Original Source by Imke van Hoorn, Zodidi Mhlana and Sapa | Johannesburg, South Africa The Johannesburg High Court has granted an urgent interdict preventing the relocation of foreigners displaced by xenophobic attacks who are being accommodated at the city's Cleveland and Jeppe police stations, Lawyers…

Original Source As the number of uninsured in Georgia reaches 1.7 million residents, and 46 million nation-wide, the demand for free health clinic services that rely on healthcare professionals to donate their time rises. At a time when demand for services is increasing, these clinics…

The study, which has 8,500 participants from across the country, has been internationally recognised for its wide focus of the issues facing older people. By Simon Foy, Senior Editor [caption id="attachment_78329" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Photo: Sinéad Baker for The University Times[/caption] The Irish Longitudinal Study on…

The Communities for Just Schools Fund (CJSF) is a new national donor collaborative that supports constituency-led organizing efforts to create positive and supportive school climates, which affirm and foster the success of all students. Building upon the groundbreaking initiatives of the Just and Fair Schools…