To implement the project on healthcare for the elderly for the period of 2017-2025 (06:38 21/09/2018)
Accordingly, the Department of Health sets key targets, including: increasing 15% of the elderly who are provided with regular health check-ups in localities which implement the plan; making plans on training officials and staffs in charge of carrying out plans on caring for health of older people at all levels; building a scheme on healthcare for the elderly at the Ha Noi Center for Population – Family Planning for counseling services to 2025; building and submitting a plan on piloting a model of healthcare for the elderly at Centers for Population – Family Planning for counseling services until 2025 in the city.
Completing the management information system software in combination with electronic management database of healthcare for elderly people on basis of current population management database; 25% of communes, wards and towns will give assistance to the elderly by caring for their health, they can participate in cultural and sports activities and raising spiritual health in the communities.
To fulfill the above targets, the Department of Health will strengthen the popularization to raise the awareness of leaders of the Party Organization, authority, sectors, collectives, organizations, policies makers, religious dignitaries and reputable people in the community about challenges of aging population as well as situation and demand for healthcare for the elderly so as to build, supplement, complete policies, plans on allocating funds for contents adapting to the aging population society.