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2022-10-03 17:55
Relief foundation supports 1.5m elderly
TEHRAN – The Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation has covered 1.5 million financially-struggling elderly in the country, the deputy head of the Foundation has announced.
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2022-04-20 19:00
National Document for the Elderly to take effect next year
TEHRAN – The National Document for the Elderly will come into force in the next [Iranian calendar] year (March 2023-March 2024), Hesamoddin Allameh, head of the secretariat of the National Council of the Elderly, has announced.
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2021-12-08 22:00
Elderly population in Iran snowballing
TEHRAN – The elderly population in Iran is increasing rapidly as there were 7.46 million senior citizens in the [Iranian calendar] year 1395 (March 2015-March 2016), which has now reached 8.4 million.
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2021-10-25 17:40
Demographic indicators at ‘alarming’ levels
TEHRAN – Iran's demographic indicators demonstrate alarming records, as the population growth rate is about 0.6 percent, and it is predicted to reach zero in the next 10-15 years, and then record a negative growth rate, Saleh Ghasemi, a demographic researcher, has said.
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2021-10-01 18:15
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Take the crisis seriously: Iran's elderly population to triple in 50 years
TEHRAN – Over the last 5 decades, the elderly’s population has increased from about 5 to 10 percent, and it is predicted that this rate will triple in the next 50 years so that it is vital to take the aging phenomenon seriously.
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2021-07-18 16:58
UN provides humanitarian aid to help fight COVID-19 in Iran
TEHRAN – With the contribution of the EU Humanitarian Aid, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) procured 1,000 ventilators to help Iran fight against the pandemic.
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2021-04-19 18:54
Seven metropolises to become age-friendly
TEHRAN – The national document on elderly-friendly cities is being implemented on seven metropolises across the country, Hesamoddin Allameh, head of the secretariat of the National Council of the Elderly, has said.
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2021-04-11 17:01
$2.3m proposed to implement national document for the elderly
TEHRAN – A total of 100 billion rials (nearly $2.3 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) has been proposed to implement the national document for the elderly, Hesameddin Allameh, secretary of the national council for the elderly, said.
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2020-11-25 17:16
‘Sport for all’ to be promoted among the disabled, elderly
TEHRAN – A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between the Ministry of Sports and Youth and the Welfare Organization on Wednesday to promote sports among persons with disabilities and the elderly.
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2020/10/04
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Aging population: a crisis bigger than coronavirus
TEHRAN – According to official statistics, Iran will be the oldest country in the world by the next 30 years. This will bring up many individual and social consequences both in national and international arenas even bigger than the coronavirus crisis.
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2020-09-30 18:51
Increased life expectancy leading cause of elderly population growth
TEHRAN – In recent years, increased life expectancy has led to a growth in the elderly population of the country, an adviser to the health minister has said.
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2020-09-29 18:03
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Let's care more for our elderly during coronavirus
TEHRAN – Many people around the world, particularly the elderly, are suffering from impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.