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Kenyan government must urgently release emergency funds promised for older people
The Kenyan Government must urgently pay out emergency funds promised to older people to help them through the COVID-19 lockdown
Too many people have already died in Syria, we can’t let them die of Coronavirus
Health officials have warned that as many as 100,000 people could die as a result of COVID-19 in the governorate of Idlib in Syria
US pulling funds to WHO will have ‘devastating’ effect on world’s older people
President Trump's announcement could have devastating consequences for the older people who are most at risk from the COVID-19
UN Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19 fails to prioritise older people, despite highest risk of death
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.
If Coronavirus spreads in Cox’s Bazar it will ‘spiral out of control’ and be ‘catastrophic’
Two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Cox s Bazar. If it spreads, it will 'spiral out of control' and be 'catastrophic'.
As COVID-19 is confirmed in Myanmar, thousands of older people’s lives are at risk
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.