The Impact Of Rising NCDs On Elderly And Dementia Care In India
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The story explores the consequences of the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), notably dementia, in India. The country massively lacks affordable health-care facilities for those patients.
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- 2017 Final release date
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This article series describes the rise of chronic diseases in India as an effect of the increased number of elder people. The story explores the consequences of the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), notably dementia, in a country that massively lacks affordable health-care facilities for those patients while traditional family structures are often dissolving. With the help of the German government organisation GIZ, India has established a health insurance for the poor which might also cover NCD care in the future. Could this become a model for other countries?
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Deutsches Ärzteblatt
- India: Few can age with dignity
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Deutsche Welle
- Working for India's sick and poor
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
- When you are old you should die
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Deutsche Welle
- A house for old women in India
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BMJ (British Medical Journal)
- The forgotten ones: the misery for millions growing old in India
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G+G - Gesundheit und Gesellschaft
- India's forgotten elderly
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