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Revista Cubana de Salud Pública
On-line version ISSN 1561-3127
Abstract
COLLAZO RAMOS, Milagros Isabel; CALERO RICARDO, Jorge Luis and RODRIGUEZ CABRERA, Aida Leonor. Needs, realities and possibilities of the Cuban public health system in the light of the population aging. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [online]. 2010, vol.36, n.2, pp. 155-159. ISSN 1561-3127.
Population aging is one of the greatest achievements of mankind at the present time; however the rise of the number of older persons represents a very pressing challenge for health policies and strategies, with a view to meeting the needs of the elderly and giving them the possibility of enjoying good quality of life. This article encourages people to make reflections on the needs, realities and possibilities of the Cuban public health system, and thus to suggest some theoretical elements that should be taken into account for the analysis of and facing up to this increasingly growing demographic situation.
Keywords : Population aging; health system; health care.