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Belo Horizonte’s pioneering community care programme for older people
Since 2011, the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte has been running an innovative scheme to support care-dependent older people in disadvantaged communities: Programa Maior Cuidado (PMC – Older Person’s Care Programme).
Older people and COVID-19 in Mexico and Brazil. What role can Gerontology play? Webinar Report
The webinar reunited specialists from Brazil and Mexico to discuss the role of gerontology in the prevention and care related to COVID-19.
DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A STRATEGY FOR COVID-19 AND LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES FOR OLDER PEOPLE IN THE BRAZILIAN STATE OF BAHIA. (English translation)
In recent decades, some public policies for older people have been implemented in Brazil. However there are still many gaps, especially with regard to Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs).
“As if at war, (but) the enemy is nowhere to be seen!”
Appeals to use masks and minimise activities outside the home as part of the COVID-19 transmission prevention protocol are not new to the people of Jambi city
“Left even further behind”: The United Nations World Data Forum and COVID-19 data ageism.
The United Nations World Data Forum has a great blog series, including 54 informative postings since the start of 2018.
Care homes and COVID-19 in an Argentine provincial city
By Peter Lloyd-Sherlock,...
Challenging assumptions on the International Day of Older Persons
By Jemma Stovell, HelpAge...
Garbage in, garbage out: an Update on Problems of Data Availability and Quality for COVID-19 and Older People in Low and Middle-Income Countries
By Peter Lloyd-Sherlock,...
Letter to Baroness Sugg on the International Day of Older Persons
By Yasmin Qureshi MP, Member...