Community Visits to Build Awareness on COVID-19

Awareness building sessions were organized on COVID-19 and its preventive measures among older people of different communities. Small groups of 6 to 10 older people participated in the session and a pair of medical gloves and a mask were distributed free of cost.

Similarly, pamphlets on how to protect older adults during COVID-19 and the role of family members, society, government and the older adults themselves in this pandemic situation was developed and widely shared through social media for mass awareness building.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 9 cases of COVID-19 have been found so far (6th April 2020) and expected to increase rapidly in Nepal.