SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, through its Department of Community Medicine, organised ‘Age Well India’, a National Geriatric Summit.
Centered on the theme ‘From Prevention to Policy: Building Healthier Ageing Systems’, the summit aims to bring greater attention to the healthcare needs of older adults and the importance of strengthening systems that support healthy ageing. Binod Kumar Patro, director, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi and V.S. Natarajan, founder and chairman, Dr. V.S. Natarajan Geriatric Foundation, participated.
Dr. Patro said that geriatric care must be integrated into primary healthcare, with a focus on prevention, rehabilitation, and dignified care for older persons. Dr. Natarajan raised the need to strengthen geriatric services, rehabilitation centres, and train more geriatricians to ensure that older people live with dignity, independence, and quality of life. R. Jayanthi, dean (Medical), SRM Medical College Hospital and Research was present, a press release said.
Published - October 25, 2026 01:01 am IST