The Millennium Development Goals in the millennium of the elderly

Authors

  • Anna Cruz de Araujo P. Silva
  • Hilton P. Silva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2012v15i3p7-14

Keywords:

Millennium Development Goals, Aged, Public Policies

Abstract

The "Millennium Development Goals" (MDG) synthetize eight objectives assumed internationally to the improvement of the quality of life on this planet until 2015. Such expectations, however, do not take into consideration that there is a substantial contingent of vulnerable elderly. Even though the MDG do not address directly the elderly, a comprehensive reading, considering the emerging populational pattern, allows the inclusion of directives and actions geared to them, making urgent the integrated planning of public policies to attend the needs of those 60 years of age or older, not only today, but for the many decades to come.

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How to Cite

Silva, A. C. de A. P., & Silva, H. P. (2013). The Millennium Development Goals in the millennium of the elderly. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 15(3), 7–14. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2012v15i3p7-14

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Papers

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