The National Health and Health Committee's regular press conference on May 10, 2018 was held in the Press Room of the 2nd Floor of the National Health and Health Commission. Jiao Yahui, deputy director of the Medical and Hospital Authority, and Wen Daxiang, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission, Beijing Wu Xinjuan, director of the nursing department of Xiehe Hospital, attended the conference.

In the reporter's questioning session, the Health News reporter mentioned a problem that the elderly industry is very concerned about:

National Health and Wellness Committee plans to accelerate the development of aged care and aged care

Health reporter:

My problem is that under the current situation of implementing a healthy China strategy and actively responding to the aging of the population, the role of nurses in nursing work is becoming more and more important. May I ask Secretary Jiao, what are the plans for the National Health and Health Committee to accelerate the development of aged care and old-age care?

Jiao Yahui:

Thank you for your question. At present, we are facing a big challenge, that is, the problem of population aging. In the country, according to the statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics, we now have 240 million elderly people over the age of 60, and 160 million elderly people over 65, and some of them are disabled and semi-disabled elderly, if the family With such disability and half-disabled elderly people, the burden is very heavy for the family. On the one hand, it is the economic burden. In fact, the greater burden is the care for these elderly people. The National Health and Wellness Committee will start by addressing the most urgent medical care needs of the elderly and is studying relevant policies.