Union Government launches Longitudinal Ageing Study in India
The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launched the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) to assess the needs of its elderly people and frame policies accordingly.
The survey will take into account study on 60,000 elderly people over 25 years plan and will be the largest survey of its kind.
Key facts
- LASI project will be jointly funded by the Union Health Ministry, United Nation’s Population Fund-India and United States National Institute on Ageing.
- The survey would be undertaken by the Mumbai based International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), in collaboration with Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University of Southern California (USC).
- It will provide Union Health Ministry sufficient data on older population in the country that in turn would be used to develop a scientifically validated data needed for their health, economic and social analysis of the older population.
- It will investigate various health structures, and impact of social determinants on health of the elderly.
- It will provide scientific data for framing evidence-based policy for elderly citizens and help in expanding the scope of health and social security policy and programmes for older population.
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Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016