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Cambodia: older people’s associations help the poorest get access to vaccines
With reports of life returning to normal in Cambodia after a wide-reaching vaccination campaign against COVID-19, we spoke to Vira Tum, Executive Director of HelpAge Cambodia, to find out about the situation in the country and what challenges remain, despite the overall success.
Generation Equality: letting down older women?
As an older woman who has worked on gender equality issues and women's rights for nearly 50 years, I feel very let down by the final Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality that was launched at the UN Generation Equality Forum in Paris at the end of June 2021.
Russia: vaccination campaign is accompanied by controversy and digital divide
The vaccination programme in Russia is marred in controversy and not universally popular. Confidence in the vaccines is low and the government is resorting to the use of carrots and sticks to encourage people to get vaccinated.
Kyrgyzstan: Many older people do not trust vaccines because they are poorly informed
In Kyrgyzstan, HelpAge network member, Resource Centre for Elderly (RCE), is running a vaccination awareness campaign and helping the government reach all older people. Svetlana Bashtovenko, head of RCE, shares her experience on vaccination roll-out in Kyrgyzstan.
Nepal: Older people are prioritised on paper, but not in reality
We spoke with Sanju Thapa Magar (Ageing Nepal, HelpAge Network member) about the problems that older peole are facing in the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal, and access to vaccines.
Spotlight on India: COVID walked into our door and we do not know what the future will hold
The second wave of COVID has taken its toll in India, and our healthcare systems are facing a lot of difficulties. The last two months have been an enormous struggle and everyone is now talking about the possibility of a third wave.
Older people around the world at higher risk of abuse & neglect than before the pandemic: New report
- HelpAge International launch new report on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day - Restrictive measures increase risk of abuse and neglect - Other health issues neglected in the wake of COVID-19 - Older people are invisible in official COVID-19 impact stats
At the forefront of COVID-19 fight in India
India is experiencing a catastrophic surge of the COVID-19 pandemic and older people are at greatest risk. Here is what field staff at HelpAge India say about the challenges older people are currently experiencing in this pandemic and how they can be helped.
Gaza: much to be done to recover
As the dust settles in Gaza from the recent conflict, there is much work to be done to help a traumatised community recover. We spoke to Oday El-Meghari, Executive Manager of El-Wedad Society, our partner organisation in Gaza to find out about the situation now.
Older refugees at heightened risk of exclusion as COVID-19 continues to strike the Americas
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and HelpAge International warned today that the COVID-19 pandemic is putting older people on the move across Latin America at risk, damaging their wellbeing and limiting their access to vital rights and services.