Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan on April 4, 2021 addressed the 40th anniversary of AGE-CARE India and the Elders Day celebrations at the India International Centre.
- During address, Dr Harsh Vardhan also informed that the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare already has a programme dedicated to addressing the various health related problems of the elderly called the “National Programme for the Health Care of Elderly” (NPHCE).
- Dr Harsh Vardhan conferred the “Most Eminent Senior Citizen” award to Prof. (Dr.) J. S. Guleria, Padma Shree Awardee and Senior Consultant, Medicine at Sita Ram Bhartia Institute & Professor Emeritus, National Science Academy and to Dr. G. P. Seth, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine.
