Port Louis. The Nationwide Built-in Look after Older Folks (ICOPE) Strategic and Motion Plan 2022-2026 and a ‘Carnet de Santé’ (well being card) for the aged was launched on 23 March 2023 on the Côte d’Or Nationwide Sports activities Advanced by the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Honorable Pravin Kumar Jugnauth within the presence of the Minister of Well being and Wellness, Dr Hon. Kailesh Kumar Jagutpal; the Ministry of Social Integration, Social Safety and Nationwide Solidarity, Hon. Mrs. Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo, the WHO Consultant, Dr Anne Ancia and different eminent personalities.
Mauritius well being and socio-economic progress of the previous many years had a big, optimistic affect on life expectancy. Certainly, Mauritius is among the many 5 African international locations with the very best life expectancy at start (73.4 years). Extended life expectancy coupled with low fertility fee ends in demographic modifications and a progressively growing older society. The share of the inhabitants aged 60 years or above within the complete inhabitants was 9% in yr 2000, 18,7% in yr 2021 and is projected to extend to 36.5% in 2061. There’s due to this fact a necessity to reply to the particular well being and social wants of Mauritius rising ageing inhabitants.
The built-in look after older individuals (ICOPE) strategic and motion plan 2022-2026 goals at bettering well being and wellness of older individuals by means of prevention, safety and discount of care dependency and promotion of dignity of life, by means of neighborhood engagement, capacity-building of the workforce and legislative and regulatory enhancements. The ICOPE technique promotes a person-centered built-in and long-term care to handle the particular wants of older individuals the place well being and social care are facilitated by steady, multidisciplinary collaboration and coordination amongst numerous care suppliers.
Since early 2022, specialists from the World Well being Group have labored with the Ministry of Well being and Wellbeing and the Ministry of Social Integration, Social Safety and Nationwide Solidarity and have visited and consulted with numerous ministries, the State Regulation Workplace, native stakeholders, NGOs, the civil society and aged individuals, to develop this evidenced and needs- based mostly technique to enhance the well being and well-being of the nation’s elders in addition to promote silver tourism in Mauritius.
On the launch of this ICOPE technique, the Honorable P. Jugnauth, Prime Minister, addressed the hundreds of aged individuals current on the occasion and reassured them of the Authorities of Mauritius’ dedication in direction of the well-being of the nation’s aged individuals who labored exhausting and contributed within the growth of the nation. “The ICOPE technique is testimony of the continual efforts being made to offer the very best healthcare providers to the aged individuals”, mentioned the Prime Minister, Hon P. Okay. Jugnauth, who additionally inspired the aged individuals to proceed participating in bodily exercise to remain wholesome.
Hon. Mrs Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo, the Minister of Social Integration, Social Safety and Nationwide Solidarity emphasised on the big selection of advantages senior residents are having fun with, together with a considerable enhance within the fundamental retirement pension.
The Hon Dr Kailesh Kumar Jagutpal, Minister of Well being and Wellness offered a complete description of the continued enchancment in public well being providers and funding in well being infrastructure to higher deal with individuals wants, together with the rising variety of aged individuals. The Minister of Well being and Wellness and different audio system acknowledged the assist acquired from the World Well being Group within the growth of the ICOPE strategic and motion plan and the well being card for the aged individuals.
A brand new “carnet de santé” for aged individuals was additionally launched on this 23d March. This well being card provides a number of necessary well being data and sensible recommendation. It’ll additionally allow to register all very important data associated to the well being and well-being of each aged individual permitting for complete, built-in and high quality care and follow-up.
For WHO, the following step is to begin the coaching and capability constructing of well being skilleds in any respect ranges of the well being programs. The primary collection of coaching is deliberate for June 2023. WHO will maintain working with the Ministry of Well being and Wellness and Ministry of Social Integration, Social Safety and Nationwide Solidarity to implement the Nationwide ICOPE Strategic and Motion Plan 2022-2026.