Geriatric Care during Public Health Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic
Hoimonty Mazumder, Md Mahbub Hossain, Anupom Das
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.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicPreparednessPublic healthCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Health careMedicineMedical emergencyGlobeGeriatric careDiseaseGerontologyNursingPolitical scienceInfectious disease (medical specialty)LawOphthalmologyPathologyChronic Disease Management StrategiesFrailty in Older AdultsEmergency and Acute Care Studies