Data for Action March 2022, Issue 5

The report shows that older people are not getting the healthcare treatments they desperately need. The COVID-19 response has disrupted services for non-communicable diseases such as cancer and diabetes, communicable diseases such as malaria, and much-needed services for mental health. Combined with ... a loss of income, many older people are unable to get the medicines they need. A Summary is available in Russian and Arabic more

تحمل العبء الأكبر على كبار السن في الدول ذات الدخل 19تأثير جائحة الكوفيد-2020المتدني والمتوسط - رؤى من عام The report shows that older people are not getting the healthcare treatments they desperately need. The COVID-1 ... 9 response has disrupted services for non-communicable diseases such as cancer and diabetes, communicable diseases such as malaria, and much-needed services for mental health. Combined with a loss of income, many older people are unable to get the medicines they need. A Summary is available in Russian and Arabic more

Воздействие COVID-19 на пожилых людей в странах с низким и средним уровнем доходов – выводы за 2020 годРезюме

A new report from aid agencies Age International and HelpAge International, If not now, when? criticises the humanitarian sector for its failure to address the needs of older people in emergencies. This failure contravenes several international commitments made in recent years and flies in the face ... of humanitarian principles Download the full report here: https://www.helpage.org/download/5fb34a78e7597/ more