Foundational
Bearing the Brunt: COVID-19 and Older People in LMICs
How older adults in low and middle-income countries are bearing the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 — case fatality, comorbidities, and
All Articles
Research, country reports and field stories on the COVID-19 impact on older adults in low and middle-income countries.
Analysis
The Greatest Burden: COVID-19 in Older People in LMICs
Modelling and projections show the greatest mortality burden of COVID-19 will fall on older adults in low and middle-income countries with w
Field Report
Rural India: Older People Face Starvation Under Lockdown
HelpAge India reports rural older people are staring at starvation as lockdown disrupts food supply, daily wages and pension delivery during
Resources
WHO Guidelines: Preventing COVID-19 in Long-Term Care
WHO releases guidelines for preventing COVID-19 spread in long-term care facilities — staff PPE, visitor restrictions, isolation and residen
Country Report
Iran COVID-19: Older People and the Pandemic Response
How Iran’s elderly population was affected by the early COVID-19 wave — care home outbreaks, family caregiving and government response measu
Country Report
Why COVID-19 Was So Deadly in Italy: Older Adults Hit Hardest
A closer look at why Italy’s COVID-19 case fatality rate was so high — Lombardy, demographics, multi-generational households and care home t
Country Report
India COVID-19: How Many Older People Could Die?
Country report modelling COVID-19 mortality in India — demographics, healthcare capacity and the projected impact on the over-60 population.
Country Report
South Africa: Acting Quickly to Protect Older Adults
Why immediate action — shielding, social grants, community care — is needed to protect South Africa’s older population from COVID-19 mortali
Analysis
Kenya: 100,000 Lives Saved by Limiting COVID-19 Spread
Modelling shows Kenya could save 100,000 lives by restricting COVID-19 to 10% of the population at Italian case fatality rates — older peopl
Care Practice
Dementia Care During COVID-19: Experiences from China
Lessons from China on caring for people with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic — isolation, behavioural symptoms, family caregivers and
Vaccination
Omicron, Boosters and Vaccine Ageism in 2022
How the Omicron wave exposed vaccine ageism — older people deprioritised for boosters in many LMICs while younger groups were vaccinated fir
Vaccination
Hong Kong: High Death Rate Shows Need to Vaccinate Elderly
Hong Kong’s high COVID-19 death rate in 2022 underlined the critical importance of vaccinating older people — care home outbreaks and Omicro
Country Report
Shanghai Lockdown 2022: COVID-19 and Older People
How Shanghai’s 2022 lockdown affected older people — vaccination gaps, food and medication access, and the strain on China’s zero-COVID poli
Ukraine Crisis
COVID, War and Older People in Ukraine: A Double Crisis
Older people in Ukraine face a double crisis — ongoing COVID-19 transmission combined with war disruption, displacement, and broken healthca
Ukraine Crisis
Humanitarian Crisis: Older People in the Ukraine War
Resource and toolkit on humanitarian emergencies involving older people, with focus on the Ukraine crisis — evacuation, medication, shelter
Ukraine Crisis
Older Refugees Travelling from Ukraine to Germany
Stories of older refugees travelling from Ukraine to Germany during the war — language barriers, mobility, isolation and host-country suppor
Webinar
Webinar: Older People in Ukraine — Age Concern Ukraine
Emergency webinar with Galina Poliakova of Age Concern Ukraine on supporting older people during the war — needs, access, and the humanitari
Country Report
Indonesia: Unvaccinated 60+ Advised to Stay Home
Indonesia advises unvaccinated people aged 60 and over to stay home for a month — coverage gaps, vaccine hesitancy and rural access challeng
Ethics & Rights
Ethical Dilemmas: COVID-19 and Older People
Triage, age-based rationing, autonomy and dignity — the urgent ethical questions raised by COVID-19 for older adults in resource-limited set
Country Report
COVID-19 Economic Impact on Older Women in the Philippines
How the COVID-19 pandemic affected older Filipino women economically — income loss, informal work, caregiving burden and household poverty.
Research
Programa Maior Cuidado: Hospitalisation Effects in Brazil
Analysis of Programa Maior Cuidado in Belo Horizonte, Brazil — does community-based home care for older adults reduce hospitalisation outcom
Editorial
The Global Platform’s Final Blog — Looking Back
The Global Platform on COVID-19 and Older Adults closes with a final reflection on three years of country reports, research and field storie