Ras Al Khaimah: Elderly Emiratis will receive necessary health services at home - reducing the need to go to hospitals or medical centres.
In an initiative launched here on Thursday by the Ministry of Health, it was announced that the service would start immediately in Ras Al Khaimah and will later be launched in the other emirates.
Comfortable life
The relatives of elderly people will also be trained on how to look after their elderly parents.
Dr Ali Shakar, Director-General of the Ministry of Health said the ministry aims to provide the aged with a comfortable life.
He added that they had recently adopted an ambitious strategy based on providing the elderly with medical, social and psychological attention.
He added the initiative was based on the fact that the family was the ideal environment for the aged.
Shakar said the elderly accounted for 12.6 per cent of the UAE population compared to 4.2 per cent in 1995.
He said that recent statistics showed the number of elderly people in the UAE would increase in the coming decades and was expected to reach 19.4 per cent in 2020.
Julfar Medical Centre was chosen to launch the service in Ras Al Khaimah and a special clinic has been set up for this service.
Two medical teams are available to assist elderly people.
