Geriatric hospital

Researchers talk to elderly people during research on dementia. Photo: BVCC

Dementia can be detected early in 10-15 years

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In the context of rapidly occurring population aging, the number of people suffering from dementia, especially Alzheimer's disease, is constantly increasing.

Elderly health care still depends mainly on relatives, there is no professional care team. Photo: Thuy Linh

Severe shortage of human resources in geriatrics

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While Vietnam’s population is aging and life expectancy is increasing, the ability to provide health care services for the elderly is still very limited. More alarming is the lack of trained human resources and caregivers for the elderly.