Siriraj Hospital to launch geriatric care centre

Hospital caters to ageing society needs

Siriraj Hospital will launch its first Geriatric Medicine Centre in Samut Sakhon to cater for the elderly, as the number of senior citizens is now rising by over one million people a year.

Apichat Asavamongkolkul, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, said Thailand has become an aged-society and soon will enter the status of super-aged society, where the ratio of citizens aged above 65 is over 20%. The WHO encourages such countries to provide geriatric care and promote self-care interventions for the health and well-being of senior citizens.

Dr Apichat said the healthcare system must mobilise towards the…