National Programme for the Health Care of the Elderly-Better Late than Never

Syam Prasad

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Abstract: While there are many path-breaking elements in the Programme document, the stress is on a top down programme that leaves little room for accommodating regional needs. Nor is there much emphasis on encouraging and supporting families to take care of the elderly. These might well lead to its failure.

Keywords: elderly; programme; NPHCE; regional; families; modernisation; Indian aged population; demographic transition; diseases; non-communicable; women; NRHM; PHC; social policies; country; geriatric (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-02
Note: Policy Matters
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