Geriatric Care during Public Health Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic |
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| Authors: | Hoimonty Mazumder Md Mahbub Hossain Anupom Das |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Ipas Bangladesh , Dhaka, Bangladesh mazumderhoimonty86@gmail.com!["ORCID]("//:0" "\"ORCID") https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3787-3780;3. Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&4. M University , College Station, TX, USA;5. James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University , Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Geriatric care in public health emergencies is a serious concern, while, high case-fatalities among older adults across the globe in COVID-19 pandemic implies lack of preparedness. Most of the countries irrespective of developing and developed one enormously struggling because of an inchoate response system ignorant of geriatric health needs. Therefore, a robust approach is highly essential that requires an integrated emergency preparedness by addressing geriatric care. |
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| Keywords: | Emergency preparedness geriatric care covid-19 pandemic geriatric Health policy inclusion of geriatric care |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3787-3780;3. Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&4. M University , College Station, TX, USA;5. James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University , Dhaka, Bangladesh