Govt urged to set up old homes

Recent WHO report showed that 5.6% population of Pakistan was above 60 years of age


APP May 15, 2017
Recent WHO report showed that 5.6 per cent population of Pakistan was above 60 years of age. PHOTO: REUTERS

LAHORE: Senior Citizen Foundation of Pakistan [SCFP] Lahore chapter President Ashraf Cahudhry called upon the Punjab government to set up old homes across the province and provide all basic facilities to the elderly people.

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He said the government should develop a national health policy on ageing, which would help provide elderly people with better social security and healthcare. He added a recent WHO report showed that 5.6 per cent population of Pakistan was above 60 years of age. The report stated 47 per cent elderly men and 24 per cent women were forced to work hard to earn their livelihood while they were also tortured physically and mentally.

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“Having spent years toiling to build the future of their country and their children, senior citizens find themselves on the margins of society,” he maintained.

The SCFP president pointed out the number of old homes was on the rise in Lahore as the new generation did not realise their responsibility of looking after their parents and family elders. “They are busy in their personal lives and find it a burden to keep their parents and elders with them,” he lamented.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 15th, 2017.

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