NEXT WEBINAR
From the Global Platform for the Rapid Generation and Transfer of Knowledge on COVID-19 and older adults in low and middle-income countries:
COVID-19 and older people in China.
Until March 2022 there had been relatively few cases of COVID-19 in mainland China. Since then, parts of the country have seen a rapid surge in rates of infection, leading to emergency public health responses. China contains over 166 million people aged 65 or more. This webinar will assess the specific vulnerability of older people to the new pandemic situation.
Friday 27th May at 12 noon (UK time).
Chair: To be confirmed
Speakers:
Zhaorui Liu, Peking University Institute of Mental Health.
Francesca Chiu, University of East Anglia and the University of Copenhagen.
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Contact: Peter Lloyd-Sherlock p.lloyd-sherlock@uea.ac.uk
NEW DIGITAL PUBLICATION:
THE GLOBAL PLATFORM READER
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A compilation of selected posts from The Global Platform blog since 2020.
Emergency webinar: Older people in Ukraine. – Galina Poliakova, Age Concern Ukraine.
Kryzys humanitarny i sytuacje nadzwyczajne z udziałem osób starszych: Kryzys w UKRAINIE
This is a rapid set of emergency guidance produced by a small group of experts on an unbadged basis (Polish translation)
Пожилые люди в гуманитарных кризисах и чрезвычайных ситуациях: Кризис в УКРАИНЕ
This is a rapid set of emergency guidance produced by a small group of experts on an unbadged basis (Russian translation).
Літні люди у гуманітарних кризах та надзвичайних ситуаціях: Криза в УКРАЇНІ
This is a rapid set of emergency guidance produced by a small group of experts on an unbadged basis. (Ukrainian translation)
Humanitarian Crises and Emergency Situations Involving Older People: The UKRAINE Crisis
This is a rapid set of emergency guidance produced by a small group of experts on an unbadged basis.
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CALL FOR WEBINAR PROPOSALS
The weekly webinars have been a big success. We want to build on this by offering network members the opportunity to organise webinar sessions.
The Platform will facilitate this process by:
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Managing proposals and timeslots.
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Promoting on our site, in our newsletter and via social media.
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Posting slides and recordings after the event (if you wish).
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Posting related blogs and material.
This call will function like conference panel proposals. You need to complete this online form.
WHAT DO THEY NEED?
INCONTINENCE PADS
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS THAT CAN BE DRUNK AS SHAKES (MANY OLDER UKRAINIANS STRUGGLE TO CHEW)
SIMPLE MEDICAL ITEMS LIKE SUDOCREM
For more information, see https://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/older-people-in-ukraine/ and https://www.ageinternational.org.uk/donation/ukraine-appeal/#step1
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organisation, 5 February 2021.
“There is a disturbing narrative in some countries that it’s OK if older people die. It’s not OK… Those most at risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19, including health workers and older people, must come first. And they must come first everywhere.”