Health care consultation for the elderly in Cua Lo town

On the morning of September 15, in Nghi Thu ward (Cua Lo town), the Provincial Department of Population - Family Planning coordinated with the town's Health Center to organize a program to provide consultation and health care knowledge for the elderly.

This is a meaningful activity towards the International Day of Older Persons (October 1, 1991 - October 1, 2023) and to implement Plan No. 427/KH-UBND dated July 30, 2021 on "Implementing the Health Care Program for the Elderly in Nghe An Province to 2030".

The program took place with many meaningful activities such as art performances and physical exercises for the elderly performed by members of the Nghi Thu Ward Elderly Association.

In addition, delegates were also provided with information on population aging such as: Population aging and some policy documents related to the elderly; Characteristics of population aging in Vietnam and Nghe An.

In particular, in the program, specialist doctor II Nguyen Ba Tan - Head of the Department of Population - Family Planning directly consulted on health care for the elderly and directly asked questions and answered questions about the elderly's health. In particular, the program focused on contents such as providing information and advice on nutrition and appropriate exercise for the elderly; Instructions on maintaining health hygiene for the elderly; Common diseases in the elderly and how to prevent them.

Through the implementation of consulting activities to contribute to raising the understanding of leaders and people about the policies and laws of the Party and State related to the elderly; the role and contribution of the elderly in all aspects of life.

At the same time, consulting provides knowledge and skills on health care to help the elderly recognize their health status and how to prevent it in the community.

The program also highlights the responsibility of individuals, families and society in improving physical and mental health to contribute to promoting the role of the elderly in the community and improving the quality of life of the elderly.

Organizing Consulting and providing health care knowledge for the elderly in 2023 is an annual activity.Department of Population and Family Planningorganized for many years. In 2023 alone, the program was organized in many districts such as Tuong Duong, Vinh city, Hung Nguyen, Nghi Loc, Cua Lo town, Quynh Luu, Do Luong, Nam Dan. In parallel, the industry also organized the contest "Elderly Live Happy - Live Healthy" and attracted a large number of elderly people to participate and respond.

Previously, according to the synthesis of the Population sector, Nghe An had the number ofelderlyIn localities, the proportion is quite high. However, currently, health care activities in the community are still limited and not regular. Medical examination and treatment for the elderly is still not focused on.

Meanwhile, the social security system has not developed synchronously. Providing knowledge and skills to care for the health, material and spiritual needs of the elderly has not received due attention in both propaganda work, knowledge and skills training and in direct care activities.

Based on the above reality, Nghe An's issuance of Plan No. 427/KH-UBND dated July 30, 2021 on "Implementing the Health Care Program for the Elderly in Nghe An Province to 2030" has practical significance. Thereby, aiming to achieve the common goal of caring for and improving the health of the elderly to ensure adaptation to population aging, contributing to the successful implementation of the Vietnam Population Strategy to 2030.