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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

BACKGROUND

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

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Research

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

BACKGROUND

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

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Review

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
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Commentary

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
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Letter

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
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Research

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...
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Commentary

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
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Perspective

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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Perspective

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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Commentary

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...