As the world fight against COVID-19, elders are the most vulnerable. Since elders are at a higher risk of getting infected, families and caregivers are taking precautions to keep elders safe as a result, most elders find themselves isolated, especially the ones that are living alone. Due to COVID-19, people are asked…Read More
It was a hot sunny noon on 3rd April 2020 when I joined our HelpAge India team for the food distribution in a local Delhi slum – Rangpur Pahari. As we took a sharp turn from the main road off Vasant Kunj, amidst the dust storm kicked up by our Mobile Healthcare Unit (MHU) on the kutcha road, we could see temporary…Read More
Today the whole world, after having been severely impacted by CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19), is in the grip of FEAR. The dictionary meaning of the singular word ‘FEAR’ is – ‘painful emotion excited by danger: the apprehension of danger or pain’ or, simply, to be afraid of! But my composite word ‘F.E.A.R’ has…Read More
The World Health Organization describes healthcare as a state over all mental, physical and social wellbeing absence of illness or infirmity. The day was first marked on 7th April 1950 by the World Health Organization with a purpose to sensitize people on the importance of health. With the innovation of new…Read More
As India fights to stay afloat amidst the COVID 19 lockdown, the elderly are struggling to simply survive. Senior citizens make up about 9% of India’s population, according to the last Census. About half of them, around 53 million, are very poor, and cannot step out of their house now to earn their living. Elders …Read More
