COVID-19, News
WHO Country and Technical Guidance – COVID-19: Update on Consideration of Older People Review the summary of references made to older people here. The World Health Organization (WHO) advised in April 2020 that over 95% of COVID-19 fatalities worldwide were among...
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WHO Country and Technical Guidance – COVID-19: Analysis of the Focus on Older People Download this statement here. Review the summary of references made to older people here. Global Effects of COVID-19 Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, older people have...
COVID-19, Wise Words
Greg Shaw, Director, International Corporate Relations at the International Federation on Ageing, calls against anyone tempted to move their family member out of a care home at this time: “Let us hope that any older person moved because of such ill-informed...
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Open letter to World Health Organization (and to Member States). WHO must prioritize the needs of older people in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic Dear Editor, With reference to the Covid-19: open letter to WHO and member states (“the Open Letter”) by P....
