Good Practices

The policies reflected in this database come from the submissions of ESCAP members and associate members through different channels, including through secretariat surveys, supplemented by research by ESCAP staff. Good practices were selected by ESCAP and represent a selection of good practices in implementing MIPAA in Asia and the Pacific. ESCAP bears no responsibility for the availability or functioning of external URLs.

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Total: 119 good practice(s).

Sex discrimination act (prohibits discrimination on basis of caregiving duties)
Implementing/responsible entity:
Government
Country:
Australia
Categories:
Discrimination, neglect, abuse (Anti-discrimination).
Type of document:
Law or act
Silver Age Action
Implementing/responsible entity:
Chinese Government, National Working Committee on Aging
Country:
China
Categories:
Older persons and development (Intergenerational initiatives).
Type of document:
Programme
Silver DOST
Implementing/responsible entity:
Agency for Sustainable and Operational Social Provision, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection
Country:
Azerbaijan
Categories:
Older persons and development (Intergenerational initiatives).
Type of document:
Programme
Skills Checkpoint Program
Implementing/responsible entity:
Department of Education
Country:
Australia
Categories:
Work, the labour force, poverty and social protection (Employment and re-employment).
Type of document:
Programme
SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy
Implementing/responsible entity:
Government of Singapore
Country:
Singapore
Categories:
Work, the labour force, poverty and social protection (Employment and re-employment).
Type of document:
Programme
Special pension scheme to support widows and disabled older persons
Implementing/responsible entity:
National and local governments
Country:
India
Categories:
Work, the labour force, poverty and social protection (Social protection/income security).
Type of document:
Programme
Description:

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Telehealth communications and monitoring
Implementing/responsible entity:
National and local governments
Country:
Australia
Categories:
Health and well-being (Age-inclusive health care).
Type of document:
Service
Thailand Implementation of The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), 2002 - 2016
Implementing/responsible entity:
Government of Thailand
Country:
Thailand
Categories:
Older persons and development (Intergenerational initiatives).
Type of document:
Law or act
The Community Network for Seniors
Implementing/responsible entity:
Governement, Agency for Integrated Care (AIC)
Country:
Singapore
Categories:
Older persons and development (Older persons’ associations).
Type of document:
Case study
The Law on the Elderly
Implementing/responsible entity:
The Parliament of Mongolia
Country:
Mongolia
Categories:
Older persons and development (Rights of older persons).
Type of document:
Law or act