New Delhi: AIIMS to run Mobile Health Vans For Elderly Residing In Old-Age Homes

The healthcare, to be provided, includes active screening of non-communicable diseases, management of the same at the doorstep and rehabilitation for age-related diseases like depression, dementia, stroke, osteoarthritis etc, he said.

"The van will complete the circle by providing appropriate referral to the department of Geriatric medicine at the AIIMS in case of need. The Healthy Aging is adopting 20 old-age homes, approximately 1,050 elderly people for providing 360 degree healthcare," Dr Chatterjee said.

The van will visit old-age homes once in a month, provide free medicines and will be accompanied by senior citizens other than the team, who will provide psychological support to the elderly people, he said.

"We will also take school and college students along in order to sensitise them and also to transfer positive vibration to these older people who have been rejected and excluded from the society," Dr Chatterjee said.