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Issue Brief: Older Persons and COVID-19
A Defining Moment for Informed, Inclusive and Targeted Response
Mental Health and COVID-19 – Information and Resources
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.
How to protect Asia’s rapidly aging population from COVID-19
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.
Commonwealth Concern for the Needs of Older People
Statement by Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland
A statement in response to the COVID-19 crisis by the Steering Group of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People (GAROP)
In the global response to COVID-19, it is essential that States protect the rights of older persons on an equal basis with others without discrimination and without exception and in line with international standards.