Tag: Elderly
Elderly care homes in eye of Hong Kong’s deadly COVID storm
In less than three months, the fifth wave's 600,000 confirmed infections have eclipsed the 12,000 recorded in the pandemic's first two years
Pope Francis decries excessive ‘exaltation of youth’ as he begins new...
The pope noted that as the average age of populations continued to rise, the “elderly are often seen as a burden”
Volunteer pedicurists help Hong Kong’s elderly
While Hong Kong has a public healthcare system, many complain they have to wait for long periods to be seen
China’s population enters ‘deep aging’ in many major cities
A recent analysis by the state-run China Business News found that 149 cities in China have now entered "deep aging"
Thailand’s elderly lag behind in COVID vaccination drive, data show
Thailand has fully vaccinated 6.7% of an estimated 10.9 million people 60 and older, compared with 15% of adults aged 18 to 59
Myanmar’s elderly COVID-19 patients dying alone at home
Efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus in Myanmar were dealt a serious blow when the military seized power
Pope Francis on Grandparents’ Day: Elderly are not ‘leftovers from life’
In his homily July 25, Pope Francis said the Church needs “a new covenant between young and old”
Asian bishops offer ways to mark first ‘World Day for Grandparents...
The Catholic Church will be celebrating the “World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly” on the fourth Sunday of July
‘Sad, lonely feeling’: Tokyo man evicted twice, 50 years apart, for...
Across from the gleaming stadium, and just uphill from the site of his now-destroyed former home, is a small park with a set of Olympic rings
Pope Francis to elderly: The Church needs your prayers like ‘a...
Pope Francis said "there is no retirement age from the work of proclaiming the Gospel and handing down traditions to your grandchildren"
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