Pandemic Preparedness and Health System Support
Strengthening health centres, improving access to medical supplies and building outbreak monitoring and response capacity. February 2023 to March 2026.
1 February 2023
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Project
Support for Older People
Home visits, prepared meals and help reaching medical care for older people living alone or without family support.
Healthcare and Community WelfareOngoing
Project Overview
NISD volunteers visit older people in their homes, bring prepared meals to those who cannot cook for themselves, and arrange transport to medical appointments for people who cannot otherwise make the journey.
This work sits alongside the institute’s health programme: the special vehicles kept available under the pandemic preparedness programme exist in large part for this group.
Key Activities
- Home visits and prepared meals
- Transport to medical appointments
Objectives
- Reach older people living alone with regular visits and meals
- Ensure older people can reach medical care
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