A draft comprehensive law on the rights of the elderly was drafted

According to Mehr news agency, Hossamuddin Allameh in a series of conferences in the city of Armani, which focused on reviewing the performance of the General Department of Health, with the presence of Parviz Sarvari, Vice Chairman of the Islamic Council of Tehran, Mohammad Amin Tawaklizadeh, Deputy of Social and Cultural Affairs of Tehran Municipality, Hamid Sahib, Director General of Health of Tehran Municipality, representatives Organizations that support the population, the elderly and people with disabilities and city managers of 22 regions Ganeh Held in Ivan Shams Hall, he added: Currently, 9 million and 800 thousand elderly people are equivalent to 11.5% of the country's population, and this rate is expected to reach 33% in 1420, provided the fertility rate increases.

He added: It is expected that those born in the 50s to 70s will reach old age in 1410. This is important due to the decrease in the rate of children Bring and population It has led to the emergence of phenomena such as the increase in divorce, absolute celibacy, the increase in the number of young couples without children or having only one child, which will lead to the phenomenon of isolated and lonely elderly people.

Allameh stated that families with one to two children make the elderly lonely in this phenomenon and said: We are witnessing the acceleration of the aging rate and as a result the elderly are isolated and alone, and to solve this, the government, various ministries, and municipalities should play a greater role. A good mood was created for the elderly.

Acknowledging the unfavorable performance of pension funds, he said: Pension funds do not provide good services to the elderly. Now we need to play a social role. This role has been played well in the last three years in the General Health Department by implementing successful programs, but we are far from reaching the desired point.

Allameh stated: In order to create a good mood, the municipality has organized events such as the joy of the elderly, city treasures and competitions of the joy of the elderly, which are unprecedented in their kind.

The secretary of the presidential population working group pointed out that the city approved the elderly-friendly law with 8 different axes and added: public spaces should be adapted to become elderly-friendly. Honoring the elderly should be seriously put on the agenda of all organizations and prepare the society, which is suffering from a generation gap, for the full implementation of this law by implementing special programs.

Allameh mentioned the change in the government's view on the issue of old age and stated: “The draft of the comprehensive bill for the protection of the rights of the elderly is being prepared, and by changing the view from a recommendation to a legal requirement, we are trying to provide special services to people.”