Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà delivers a speech at the hybrid meeting with the Việt Nam National Committee on Ageing (VNCA) on Tuesday. VNA/VNS Photo Văn Điệp

HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà asked localities to ensure resources for the implementation of policies for the elderly while addressing a hybrid meeting of the Việt Nam National Committee on Ageing (VNCA) on Tuesday.

To take better care of seniors and carry forward their role in socio-economic activities, it is a must to consolidate the organisational apparatus of relevant associations at all levels, especially those at grassroots, the official noted.

Policies on this group of people require a long-term vision with the elderly’s lives, health and social affairs taken into account, he said, urging ministries, agencies, localities and the Việt Nam Association of the Elderly (VAE) to propose the Politburo issue a relevant resolution in the new situation.

VNCA members should step up their coordination in inspection and supervision over the implementation of the National Action Programme for the Elderly for 2021-2030, he continued.

The VAE was asked to work together with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), other ministries and agencies to form coordination mechanisms and organise activities for the senior, and enhance international cooperation in elderly affairs.

The MoLISA reported that Việt Nam counts about 16.1 million older adults, of whom more than 5.4 million have received either pensions or social allowances, and 15 million been covered by health insurance.

VAE Chairman Nguyễn Thanh Bình suggested the issuance at an early date of a resolution ratifying the national strategy for the elderly by 2030, and the rapid perfection of institutions and policies in response to population ageing. — VNS