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Health conditions of older adults in complex humanitarian settings in low- and middle-income countries: a retrospective analysis of 2019–2025 data from Médecins Sans Frontières-supported inpatient departments

van Boetzelaer E, Keating P, Caleo G, Oluyide B, Masum RR,  et al.
2025-11-01 • BMJ Global Health
2025-11-01 • BMJ Global Health

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Inpatient admissions of older adults in humanitarian settings in low-income and middle-income countries remain poorly documented, likely leading to g...

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Symposium on ageing in crisis: Advancing the overlooked healthcare rights and needs of older people in humanitarian crises

van Boetzelaer E
2025-10-29
2025-10-29
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Conflict in eastern Ukraine is a reminder that older people are especially vulnerable in emergencies

Simonyan G
2019-06-04 • BMJ Opinion (blog)
2019-06-04 • BMJ Opinion (blog)
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Covid-19 exposes how far we have to go to understand the needs of older people

Simonyan G
2020-07-15 • BMJ Opinion (blog)
2020-07-15 • BMJ Opinion (blog)
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Differences in sexual violence against younger and older adults in complex humanitarian settings: a retrospective analysis from Médecins Sans Frontières in 2019–24

Van Boetzelaer E, Biru T, Idris A, Keating P, Staunton M,  et al.
2025-10-16 • Lancet Global Health
2025-10-16 • Lancet Global Health

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Sexual violence against older adults in humanitarian settings is poorly documented, leading to gaps in prevention and delivery of support services. T...

Differences in mental health between younger and older adults in complex humanitarian settings in low-income and middle-income countries: retrospective analysis from Médecins Sans Frontières-supported mental health services, 2019–2024

van Boetzelaer E, Sleit R, Rodriguez E, Kagomba Barathi G, Escobio F,  et al.
2025-09-26 • BMJ Global Health
2025-09-26 • BMJ Global Health

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Humanitarian emergencies increase the risk of development or exacerbation of mental health conditions. This study documents how mental health differs...

Health needs of older people and age-inclusive health care in humanitarian emergencies in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

van Boetzelaer E, Rathod L, Keating P, Pellecchia U, Sharma S,  et al.
2024-12-30 • The Lancet Healthy Longevity
2024-12-30 • The Lancet Healthy Longevity

Involving older people in the preparedness, response, and recovery phases in humanitarian emergencies: a theoretical framework on ageism, epistemic injustice, and participation

van Boetzelaer E, van de Kamp J, Keating P, Sharma SK, Pellecchia U,  et al.
2024-01-01 • The Lancet Healthy Longevity
2024-01-01 • The Lancet Healthy Longevity

The disproportionate vulnerability of older people in humanitarian emergencies

van Boetzelaer E, Franco OH, Moussally K, Khammash U, Escobio F
2023-10-20 • Lancet
2023-10-20 • Lancet

COVID-19 in French nursing homes during the second pandemic wave: a mixed-methods cross-sectional study

Dujmovic M, Roederer T, Frison S, Melki C, Lauvin T,  et al.
2022-09-20 • BMJ Open
2022-09-20 • BMJ Open
INTRODUCTION
French nursing homes were deeply affected by the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 38% of all residents infected and 5% dying. Yet, little was done to prepare th...

Ending neglect of older people in the response to humanitarian emergencies

Karunakara U, Stevenson F
2012-12-18 • PLOS Medicine
2012-12-18 • PLOS Medicine

Should mortality data for the elderly be collected routinely in emergencies? The practical challenges of age-disaggregated surveillance systems

du Cros PAK, Venis S, Karunakara U
2013-10-10 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2013-10-10 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Data on the elderly are rarely collected in humanitarian emergencies. During a refugee crisis in South Sudan, Médecins Sans Frontières developed a prospective mortality surveillance syst...