Neglect of Older People in Humanitarian Response

Adapted from Keynote Address at the Association for Anthropology and Gerontology conference, Florida International University, Miami. February 7, 2015. An earlier version of this paper titled “Humanitarian assistance for older people: does it matter?” (June 2012) was presented to Doctors Without Bor...

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Main Author: Unni Karunakara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2015-05-01
Series:Anthropology & Aging
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Online Access:http://anthro-age.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/anthro-age/article/view/94
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description Adapted from Keynote Address at the Association for Anthropology and Gerontology conference, Florida International University, Miami. February 7, 2015. An earlier version of this paper titled “Humanitarian assistance for older people: does it matter?” (June 2012) was presented to Doctors Without Borders for discussion, and later published in PLoS Medicine (December 2012; 9(12):e1001357) as “Ending Neglect of Older People in the Response to Humanitarian Emergencies.”1
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global population
health
title Neglect of Older People in Humanitarian Response
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title_fullStr Neglect of Older People in Humanitarian Response
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title_short Neglect of Older People in Humanitarian Response
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humanitarian aid
global population
health
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