These diseases require an overhaul of health care system, from facilities to personnel, further straining the already limited State budget. Other aspects of elderly health care also need to be mainstreamed into State policy-making decisions: such as access to these healthcare services, and elderly satisfaction with health care. For example, the measures Thailand have taken to extend healthcare coverage to all people, or the shift towards a community-based geriatrics healthcare scheme. Its end goal should be a ‘successfully ageing society’ – where older people are able to achieve financial security, healthcare insurance, and active engagement in social activities. In closing, he said that adopting good practices and learning from similar countries’ social and cultural experiences will always yield numerous benefits.

Source: Viet Nam News February 17, 2017 02:02 UTC