Government of India has planned to establish National Institute for research related to Old age medicines and health care in Delhi and Chennai.
"National Institutes of Ageing would be setup at AIIMS, Delhi and Madras Medical College, Chennai.
On the occasion of International Day of Older Persons, Mr. Gulam Nabi Azad (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) said that the "National Programme for Health Care of Elderly" (NPHCE) was introduced or setup by government in order to look after the medical requirements of Senior Citizens.
The fundamental objective of NPHCE Programme is to establish geriatric wards, rehabilitation centers and geriatric clinics at various levels of the district health care delivery system. The designing of the Programme is to aspire in preventing, curing and rehabilitating the geriatric field.
There will be 8 regional centers i.e. Delhi, Varanasi, Srinagar Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, Chennai, Jodhpur. Rupees 30 crore will be the aid given to each regional center and modern equipments aid, trined staff will be provided, Azad said.
Due to advancement in Medical field, the life expectancy ratio has increased, thus increasing the population of senior citizens. As per the census of 2001, Senior Citizens above the age of 60 was 76.6 million which constitutes 7.5% of total population. At this rate of increament, it is projected to become 173 million by 2026.
"National Institutes of Ageing would be setup at AIIMS, Delhi and Madras Medical College, Chennai.
On the occasion of International Day of Older Persons, Mr. Gulam Nabi Azad (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) said that the "National Programme for Health Care of Elderly" (NPHCE) was introduced or setup by government in order to look after the medical requirements of Senior Citizens.
The fundamental objective of NPHCE Programme is to establish geriatric wards, rehabilitation centers and geriatric clinics at various levels of the district health care delivery system. The designing of the Programme is to aspire in preventing, curing and rehabilitating the geriatric field.
There will be 8 regional centers i.e. Delhi, Varanasi, Srinagar Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, Chennai, Jodhpur. Rupees 30 crore will be the aid given to each regional center and modern equipments aid, trined staff will be provided, Azad said.
Due to advancement in Medical field, the life expectancy ratio has increased, thus increasing the population of senior citizens. As per the census of 2001, Senior Citizens above the age of 60 was 76.6 million which constitutes 7.5% of total population. At this rate of increament, it is projected to become 173 million by 2026.
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