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National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE)

Introduction

The National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE) is an articulation of the International and national commitments of the Government as envisaged under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), National Policy on Older Persons (NPOP) adopted by the Government of India in 1999 and Section 20 of “The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007” dealing with provisions for medical care of Senior Citizen.

The programme has envisaged to provide promotional, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services in an integrated manner for the Elderly in various Government health facilities. The range of services will include health promotion, preventive services, diagnosis and management of geriatric medical problems (out and in-patient), day care services, rehabilitative services and home based care as needed. Districts will be linked to Regional Geriatric Centres for providing tertiary level care.

Objectives :

  • Main objective of the programme is to provide preventive, curative and rehabilitative services to the elderly persons at various level of health care delivery system of the country.
  • Other objectives are, to strengthen referral system, to develop specialized man power and to promote research in the field of diseases related to old age.

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Reference: mohfw.nic.in

  • PUBLISHED DATE : Apr 06, 2015
  • PUBLISHED BY : NHP CC DC
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  • LAST UPDATED BY : Jun 30, 2015

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