The UN's Humanitarian Response Plan on COVID-19 must be revised to better reflect the specific risks faced by older people caught up in humanitarian crises, HelpAge International said today.
Two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Cox s Bazar. If it spreads, it will 'spiral out of control' and be 'catastrophic'.
With the confirmation of the first COVID-19 cases in Myanmar on 23 March, thousands of older people's lives are now at risk if the outbreak is not kept under control. The Government and society must do all it can to educate citizens on the risks and how to prevent infection, according to HelpAge International.
Governments must ensure that older people and their right to health are protected if coronavirus - or Covid 19 - takes hold in low and middle income countries, HelpAge International said today.
Older refugees from South Sudan living in camps in Ethiopia need more food and safe access to bathrooms and toilets, HelpAge International said today following a study of the needs of older people living in the Gambella refugee camps.
More than 80% of those who have died from coronavirus - or Covid-19 - in China have been aged over 60, according to the National Health Commission of China, identifying older people as the age group most at risk from the disease.
