Vietnam and Japan cooperate on elderly care

 06-Feb-15, VietnamPlus

A conference to promote cooperation in healthcare and nursing homes between Vietnam and Japan was held in Hanoi on February 5.

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Event attendees included representatives from the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Okayama University Hospital and local bodies in the field.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen regarded the conference as a good opportunity for Vietnam to learn from its guests’ experience in dealing with aging population along with providing healthcare service centres for the elderly.

Vietnam is still experiencing a “golden population structure” but its population is quickly aging and the proportion of elderly people will rise to 10.5 percent of the total population in a few years, making it one of the 10 most rapidly aging countries.

In Vietnam, the elderly bear “double health burdens” as disease patterns shift from communicable to non-communicable diseases and chronic illnesses, and cancer, stress and mental depression are becoming more frequent.

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