Elderly care, doctor training among key issues addressed

During the past week, a number of ministries, including the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Health and Family Planning Commission, have answered concerns from the public and introduced policies on a wide variety of issues. These include training for general practitioners and quality improvement.

Progress seen in platforms to boost services for elderly

Elderly care services have seen "notable progress" after a nationwide program in 2017 during which more than 40,000 nursing homes were requested to "make improvements", the minister of civil affairs said.