Cuba to protect the lives of the elderly

In Cuba, the elderly as an important social and special components, particularly by the state's care. According to statistics, the average life expectancy of this Caribbean island now has over 75 years old, among the world's advanced nations.
To enable the elderly spend their remaining years, the Government of Cuba and fruitful efforts. The first is the economic life of the elderly do have protection and achieve a sense of security. After the victory of the Cuban revolution, the country's elderly population a clear division of maintenance problems, that is where Henry has the right to retirement pensions of the elderly rely on live, these people in for a fairly large proportion of society, while the wages of the elderly who do not retire from the Parental Support , living alone with no children can go to nursing homes with dignity, support by the state. Over the years, Cuba has been planned supply necessities of life, and the price is very low. 90 countries into the "special period", the material supply, albeit difficult, but there is still the elderly and children, special care, so that guarantee the basic livelihood of the elderly.
Cuba's health care system in the world renowned, each street has a family doctor, is responsible for preventing and treating diseases of the work of local residents and in accordance with the need to transfer patients to higher level hospitals. The health care system, especially convenient for elderly patients visits.
Environmental programs of the United Nations Department of proposal from Cuba since 1995, also by the establishment of environmental groups the elderly, many elderly people in the Huodong in incorporating environmental content, such as support for the city health services and Bangzhu beautify Jiedao, flower-growing grass and recovery of waste, so that the elderly to achieve worthiness. Realize their value.