COVID-19 Resource Library

Focusing on three realms of urban life – housing, green and public spaces, and transport – this brief draws attention to the importance of ensuring that the needs of older persons are taken into account when planning, designing and implementing sustainable development plans at the local level.

The United Nations has released a policy brief on the impact of COVID-19 on older persons which includes four main messages.

A UN Policy Brief on COVID-19 and Human Rights: Human rights are critical – for the response and the recovery

During an acute pandemic of pneumonia caused by a new strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19), age discrimination becomes more evident and widespread than ever in many parts of the world. This not only creates an obstacle for the epidemic itself but also creates a negative impact on the community.

On the basis of the current knowledge and experience it is important to recognise that presentation of Covid-19 may present atypically and patients may slip through the normal screening process.

A Defining Moment for Informed, Inclusive and Targeted Response

For the general public, the mental health effects of COVID-19 are as important to address as are the physical health effects. And for the one in five who already have mental health conditions – or the one in two who are at risk of developing them – we need to take personal, professional, and policy measures now to address them.

This resource page from the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association strongly encourages people with autoimmune disease to know the risks and take appropriate precautions.

Overstretched health services and nascent care systems in most Asian countries create substantial challenges for governments to address the needs of the at-risk populations in the region.