Worker’s Day was first celebrated in Chicago on May 1st, 1886, which spread to other parts of the world and now it is marked internationally and celebrated globally. The day was marked remembering the Haymarket Affair, which happened in Chicago, the United Sates on 1st May, 1886, and is marked with celebrations,…Read More

As the world fight against COVID-19, elders are the most vulnerable. Since elders are at a higher risk of getting infected, families and caregivers are taking precautions to keep elders safe as a result, most elders find themselves isolated, especially the ones that are living alone. Due to COVID-19, people are asked…Read More

It was a hot sunny noon on 3rd April 2020 when I joined our HelpAge India team for the food distribution in a local Delhi slum – Rangpur Pahari. As we took a sharp turn from the main road off Vasant Kunj, amidst the dust storm kicked up by our Mobile Healthcare Unit (MHU) on the kutcha road, we could see temporary…Read More

Today the whole world, after having been severely impacted by CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19), is in the grip of FEAR. The dictionary meaning of the singular word ‘FEAR’ is – ‘painful emotion excited by danger: the apprehension of danger or pain’ or, simply, to be afraid of! But my composite word ‘F.E.A.R’ has…Read More

The World Health Organization describes healthcare as a state over all mental, physical and social wellbeing absence of illness or infirmity. The day was first marked on 7th April 1950 by the World Health Organization with a purpose to sensitize people on the importance of health. With the innovation of new…Read More