COVID-19 Resource Library
In these unprecedented times, evidence shows that COVID-19 poses a great risk to older people and those with existing chronic conditions. In the midst of growing tensions and uncertainty, the rights and ability of older people to access testing, health and other social services that prevent growing isolation are often overlooked; while global, national and regional and emergency preparedness plans do not adequately focus on the safety of older people.
This platform aims to inform and drive policy discussions through highlighting the views of thought leaders in various associated fields.
Key Messages for Older People on the Collection of Pension Payments During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This document provides governments, HelpAge International staff, network members and partners with key messages to advocate for the effective inclusion of older people in preparedness planning and ongoing responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guidelines on Administering Pension Payments in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This document provides governments, HelpAge International staff, network members and partners with key messages to advocate for the effective inclusion of older people in preparedness planning and ongoing responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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
With reference to the Covid-19: open letter to WHO and member states (“the Open Letter”) by P. Lloyd-Sherlock et al, the International Federation of Ageing and others have collected signatories to support this Open Letter.
Infection Prevention and Control guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities
Interim guidance from the World Health Organization for Long-Term Care Facilities in the context of COVID-19.
Doctors, nurses coming out of retirement to help New Brunswick and Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 response
Physicians and nurses in two provinces in Canada are coming out of retirement to help with the response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Does this call into question the issue of a mandatory retirement age?
COVID-19 Now We All Know What It’s Like To Be Old & Alone
Due to COVID-19, all of us are experiencing the isolation many older adults experience every day
Ethical Framework for Health Care Institutions and Guidelines for Institutional Ethics Services Responding to the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic
An ethically sound framework for health care during public health emergencies must balance the patient-centered duty of care—the focus of clinical ethics under normal conditions—with public-focused duties to promote equality of persons and equity in distribution of risks and benefits in society—the focus of public health ethics.
Prisons and Custodial Settings are Part of a Comprehensive Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 outbreaks in custodial settings are of importance for public health, for at least two reasons: first, that explosive outbreaks in these settings have the potential to overwhelm prison health-care services and place additional demands on overburdened specialist facilities in the community; and second, that, with an estimated 30 million people released from custody each year globally, prisons are a vector for community transmission that will disproportionately impact marginalised communities.
COVID-19: What Older Adults Need to Know
Jay Butler, Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases at CDC, describes preventative measures to help protect older adults from COVID-19.
Coronavirus Disease Myths Busted by WHO
More than a dozen myths about Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) busted by the World Health Organization
Advice for Older People and Care-homes Concerned About COVID-19
Advice to older people concerned about COVID-19 and advice to care-homes concerned about COVID-19 from HelpAge International
COVID-19: the Greatest Burden Will Fall on Older People in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Immediate global action and planning is needed as the pandemic will disproportionately hit older people living in poor countries.
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