Interim Budget 2019: Pensioners let down, say activists
Piyush Goyal’s budget speech ignored the vulnerable as it had nothing about the state-assured social pension for the elderly, widows and …
Every fourth senior citizen in India rates health as poor: LASI
Every tenth individual above 60 years has some form of disability
Food poverty growing among older adults in India: LASI study
Nearly 6% of individuals in India aged 45 and above studied consumed smaller portions or skipped meals; 5.3% did not eat even when they were …
Elderly abuse a growing concern in India, shows LASI
Bihar records highest share of elderly persons ill treated in India
Every other elderly in urban India has hypertension: Health ministry report
The prevalance was higher in women than men among senior citizens
Healthcare needs of the elderly should become global priority, says study
As the number of elderly exceeds that of children under 5 years, health systems will need to learn how to address the changing age profile of the …
Almost 70% senior citizens in India have a chronic illness
One in every five Indians below 45 have at least one morbid condition
COVID-19 pandemic can slow progress in policy making for healthy ageing in Africa: WHO
Low literacy rates among elderly made access to online health services difficult
Diabetes among senior citizens more prevalent in urban India: LASI report
11.5% Indians above 45 years have high blood sugar
Money set aside to build institutions, not public health
Preventive and primary healthcare get a miss in the budget 2014
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Elderly & lonely
India has more elderly people than ever before. Most of them have little social security and cannot afford healthcare. While the government seems …
COVID-19: How the most vulnerable were identified in 2 Odisha districts
A non-profit working on food security issues, took up a pilot project to identify such people needing urgent governmental and non-governmental …