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Update news ageing population
Vietnam will see an increase in its ageing population in the coming years, with people aged 60 and above estimated accounting for 29.8 million or 27.2 per cent of the population by 2050, according to HelpAge International.
Nguyen Doan Tu, general director of the General Department for Population and Family Planning, spokeabout changes to the number of children per family and the necessity of adjusting population policies in the country.
VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Thi Tiep, 86, considers the Hai Duong Social Sponsorship Centre her second home.
One year after a surgery for cataracts, 75-year-old Tran Thi Tuyet from the northern province of Nam Dinh is worried about her vision once again. Over the last few days, everything started to go blurry.
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The country's population was ageing rapidly and had entered the "ageing phase", with many challenges to be addressed including income insecurity, inadequate social protection and limited healthcare capacity.