Project Location:

Project Duration: The Project was started from 2021 and now it is still ongoing.

Project Beneficiaries:

This project will directly benefit about 100 elderly persons.

Project Preface

A special focus is needed to address the issue of older people’s health. It has been suggested that the care and assistance provided to older people has decreased as a result of increasing urbanization, which has been made possible by the development of nuclear family systems. Because healthy aging can enhance seniors’ quality of life for 10 or 20 more years after retirement, it is possible to prevent the onset of old age. They will continue to contribute to the country’s economy while doing so with a wealth of experience. When the percentage of our population over 65 considerably rises, we will no longer profit from the demographic dividend. Senior individuals and society as a whole will benefit if the national health strategy anticipates their needs.

In other words, curative treatment will be crucial, but so will palliative and preventive care. Seniors would benefit greatly if all medical services could be offered in elderly homes under one roof. The impoverished should not be charged for the treatment.

So these elderly citizens especially those who are neglected by their children and are deprived of various facilities even they do not even get their basic rights, SESDO wants to stand by them. SESDO wants to provide various services to these elderly helpless people so that they can do more for the country with their experience and knowledge. And may live in relative comfort in old age.

Significance

With an increase in life expectancy, the number will continue to rise as today’s youth become tomorrow’s senior citizens. Senior citizens will not only enjoy life if this issue is given priority, but they will also use their experience and knowledge to improve Bangladesh. We need to develop a senior citizen-friendly health policy in order to age healthily.

Project Objectives

• Donating various necessary health materials to the elderly.
• Provision of various necessary medicines to them.
• Making proper arrangements to take care of their health regularly.
• Getting their health checked up at regular intervals by an experienced doctor.
• Providing various types of entertainment to keep them mentally healthy.