Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India sustains trend of
consistent low level of Active Cases
For the 10th successive day, Active Cases below 10 lakh mark
India's total Recoveries nearly 53 lakh
The last 10 lakh recoveries added in just 12 days
Posted On: 01 OCT 2020 11:42AM by PIB Delhi
India has sustained its trend of
maintaining the active cases below the 10 lakh mark.
For the 10th successive day, the active cases are less than 1
million (10 lakhs).
With a very high number of COVID
patients recovering every single day, India’s steady trend of posting high
level of daily recoveries also continues. 85,376 recoveries have been registered in the last
24 hours in the country.
India’s total recoveries stands
at 52,73,201 today. Higher number of
single day recoveries have resulted in continuous increase in the national
recovery rate, which is currently pegged at 83.53%.
The rise in total recovered
cases has been steep. The last 10 lakh recoveries were added in just 12 days.
77% of the total recovered cases are
recorded in 10 States/UTs.
Maharashtra has contributed the
highest number to the total recovered cases followed by Andhra Pradesh and Tamil
Nadu.
The active cases in India are 9,40,705. India reported 9.4 lakh active cases earlier on 11th September, 2020.
76% of the active cases are in
10 States/UTs. As on date, the active cases contribute only 14.90% to the positive caseload
of the country.
A total of 86,821 new confirmed cases have been
reported in the last 24 hours in the country.
76% of the new cases are
concentrated in ten states. Maharashtra contributed more than 18,000 to the new
cases. Karnataka and Kerala, both contributed more than 8,000.
1,181 deaths have
been registered in the past 24 hours.
82% of new deaths are reported
from 10 States and UTs.
40% of deaths reported yesterday are from Maharashtra
with 481 deaths followed by Karnataka with 87 deaths.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Dr. Harsh Vardhan launches
Decade of Healthy Ageing (2020-2030) on International Day for Older Persons
“Longitudinal Aging Study of India (LASI) will provide evidence base for
national and state level programs and policies for elderly population”
Posted On: 01 OCT 2020 1:16PM by PIB Delhi
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union
Minister for Health & Family Welfare restated commitment of the Government
to healthy ageing today on the occasion of International Day for Older Persons. Every year 1st October is celebrated as the International
Day of Older Persons, as declared by United Nations, to recognize, enable and
expand the contributions of older people in their families, communities and
societies at large and to raise awareness towards issues of ageing.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan spoke of
the National Programme for the Health Care for the Elderly (NPHCE) which is
aimed to deliver comprehensive, affordable and quality geriatric care
services at primary and secondary levels; “outpatient services from district
hospital to health & wellness centres, minimum 10 bedded geriatric wards at
all district hospitals, rehabilitation services down to CHC and HWC level and
developing mechanisms for providing home based care to needy elderly.” He
elaborated how this would feed into secondary and tertiary institutions through
a continuum of care approach. He stated that “19 Regional Geriatric Centres in
medical colleges and two National Centres for Ageing are envisioned to render
specialized geriatric care through strong cross referrals, developing a strong
workforce of geriatricians and geriatric care providers, both medical and
paramedical, impart caregiving skills to family members and professionals and
carry out need based operational research.”
The Union Health Minister also
stated that as 1st October, 2020 is the
launch year of Decade of Healthy Ageing (2020-2030), many activities will
be undertaken throughout the year, aimed at mainstreaming issues related to
elderly and to deliberate upon ways to ensure better and effective delivery of
services, making full use of convergence mechanisms. “This initiative is an
opportunity to bring together governments, civil society, international
agencies, professionals, academia, the media, and the private sector
for concerted, catalytic and collaborative action to improve the
lives of older people, their families, and the communities in which they live,”
he added.
The Minister affirmed that the
broad aims of the Decade of Healthy Ageing will include evolving convergence
within various national health programs and also promoting inter-sectoral
coordination with other line Departments/Ministries. Community based
organisations, NGOs and multinational agencies will also be involved for
developing an implementation framework for multi-sectoral engagement on healthy
aging. “Discussions/workshops/webinars with experts/academic
bodies/professionals will be organised to bring out policy and
programmatic responses to LASI data, highlighting the best practices for elder
care and exploring effective means of promoting and strengthening the
participation of older persons in various aspects of social, cultural, economic
and civic and political life.”
Highlighting the importance of
the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI), he said, “With well-designed and
judicious investments, ageing population can help build-up human, social,
economic and environmental capital. However, this would call for investing in
all the phases of life, fostering enabling societies, and creating flexible but
vibrant for building a society for all ages. For this to happen, formulation of
policies and programmes of the Government, or any modifications therein to
improve their reach and delivery, need to be evidence based. In order to
generate comprehensive data on social, economic and health conditions of the
elderly, the Government undertook Longitudinal Aging Study of India, the first
nationwide study and world’s largest study on older adults which will provide
evidence base for national and state level programs and policies for elderly
population.” Findings of LASI are being finalised by the
Ministry and will be released shortly.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan also spoke on
the emergence of COVID-19 as a public health challenge which has
caused an upheaval across the country and the world. The UN theme of the
International Day of Older Persons 2020 is “Pandemics: Do They Change How We
Address Age and Ageing?”. Considering the higher risks faced by elderly during
the outbreak of pandemics such as COVID-19, Government has responded to address
their concerns by recognising them as vulnerable population category for COVID
efforts, issuing advisories, raising awareness of their special needs,
encouraging State Governments to develop need-based models for delivery of
medications and home-based care to the elderly.
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