Viet Nam Human Rights
Ceremony for Action Month for Elderly
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony in the northern province of Hung Yen on October 1 in response to the Action Month for the Vietnamese Elderly, on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons.
In his speech, the leader extended his regards and praise to the 12 million senior citizens for their active contributions to national construction and defence.
Describing them as an important driving force of the society and mainstay of families and communities, he affirmed that the Vietnamese Party, State and people are always respectful and grateful to thousands of old women honoured as Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, many Heroes of the People’s Armed Forces and Heroes of Labour for their sacrifice and tireless dedication.
He hailed the Vietnam Association of the Elderly (VAE) with 10 million members, including its Hung Yen provincial chapter, for holding activities in response to the month, patriotic emulation campaigns and the fight against COVID-19.
He asked the VAE, Party committees and authorities to continue following the Party’s guidelines, State policies and laws on the elderly, creating conditions for them to uphold their role in national development, continue being bright examples and spiritual mainstay for future generations.
The President wished that the Vietnamese old persons at home and abroad would continue joining patriotic emulation campaigns, thus dedicating their brainpower and experience to the national development.
On the occasion, he presented gifts to five centenaries living in the province and certificates of merit to individuals and organisations that care for the elderly.
During a working session with the standing board of the provincial Party Committee the same day, the leader agreed with their proposal to choose three strategic breakthroughs, namely management in accordance with the provincial planning, socio-economic infrastructure development with a focus on transport infrastructure, and hi-quality workforce training.
The province should gear toward hi-tech and eco-friendly industry, spread organic and hi-tech farming models and support new-style cooperative models, he said.
In his opinion, Hung Yen needs to continue improving business environment and economic resilience, promoting the private sector and start-up spirit among youths.
In the past nine months, the local economy expanded by 10.4% with revenue to the State budget reaching over 45 trillion VND (1.95 billion USD), or 3.4-fold increase from the same period last year. Public investment disbursement met 92.4% of the plan. The province also came third nationwide in terms of the target programme on new rural development in 2020. The rate of poor households has been reduced to below 2.5%./.
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Vietnam, one of the most rapidly aging countries in the world, is estimated to see more than 22 million older persons or 20.4% of the total population by 2050
It takes Vietnam only 20 years to transform from 7% to 14% of the population aged 65 and over.
Currently, the number of older persons is 7.4 million, accounting for 7.7% of the total population
The country has officially entered the “aging phase” since 2011 with the number of older persons (at age of 65 years or over) making up 7% of the population.
To deal with the issue, Vietnam has emphasized the importance of adapting to population aging, providing necessary health care for the elderly, and encouraging the development of health care facilities to meet the needs of older persons
It is necessary to strengthen cross-sectoral coordination and participation of all stakeholders to build a dynamic and healthy aging society
Population aging happens not because of mortality decline, or because people live longer, but largely because fertility declines
All countries in the world including Vietnam must be prepared for aging when couples start to have a smaller family
Vietnam must envision a new paradigm that aligns demographic aging with economic and social growth and ensures social inclusion of the elderly
Population aging is a global phenomenon
Virtually every country in the world is experiencing growth in both the size and the proportion of older persons in the population. ASEAN countries are not exceptions.
In 2019, the number of older persons in ASEAN is more than 45 million population aged 65 years or more, accounting for 7% of total ASEAN’s population.
the number of older persons in ASEAN is projected to be respectively 132 million persons and 16.7% by 2050.
the Covid-19 pandemic amplifies and highlights the vulnerabilities and specific needs of older persons
It is clear that the fatality rate for older persons is higher, and for those over 80, it is five times higher than the global average
Older persons must be a priority in ASEAN community’s efforts to overcome the pandemic to ensure no one is left behind in humanitarian response as well as in development effort.
Regarding aging, in 2020, an estimated of over 700 million persons aged 65 years or over is recorded worldwide, accounting for 9.1% of the world’s population
The number might be more than double by 2050 with more than 1.5 billion and 15.5%, respectively.
A 10-year healthcare program for the elderly will start in Vietnam next year as part of the Government’s response to the country’s fast-ageing population
Over the next five years, at least 70 percent of elderly people aged over 60 and their caregivers will be informed about the program and their right to care
at least 70 percent of elderly people across the country will have medical check-ups once a year.
By 2025, 95 percent of the elderly will have health records, with that figure rising to 100 per cent over the following five years.
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