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Older persons in emergencies
— an active ageing perspective | | Author(s) | Louise Plouffe, Irene Kang, Alexandre Kalache |
| Corporate Author | Department of Ageing and Life Course (ALC), World Health Organization - WHO; Family and Community Health (FCH), World Health Organization - WHO; Emergency Preparedness and Capacity Building (EPC) - World Health Organization - WHO |
| Publisher | World Health Organization, Geneva, 2009 |
| Pages | 43 pp (Order no. 11500733) |
| Source | WHO, WHO Press, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. E-mail: bookorders@who.int Website: www.who.int/bookorders www.who.int/ageing/en |
| Keywords | Disasters [natural] ; War ; Policy ; Standards of provision ; Developing countries ; International. |
| Annotation | The 2002 United Nations Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) called for equal access to food, shelter and medical care and other services during or after natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies. In collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada and Help the Aged (UK), the World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned case studies to examine how older people fared in conflict-related and naturally caused emergencies in both developed and developing countries. This report describes the converging trends of rapid population growth aged 60+ and health emergencies. It outlines the basic elements of emergency planning and summarises case study findings, identifying the impact of emergency situations on older people, also the strengths and gaps in emergency preparedness, response and recovery. The evidence is integrated within the WHO Active ageing policy framework - that is, in relation to older people's needs and to environmental, behavioural and personal determinants. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090408002 B |
| Classmark | RG: VMC: QAD: 583: 7B: 72 |
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