National Policies and Programs for the Aging Population in Thailand Sutthichai Jitapunkul & Suvinee Wivatvanit Published online: 10 March 2009 # Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2009 Abstract Thailand established the National Elderly Council in 1982 to begin to address issues impacting the elderly. Nine years later, in 1991, as the United Nations Assembly recognized elderly rights with respect to autonomy, involvement, care, self-satisfaction and esteem Thailand established the “National Committee of Senior Citizens,” culminating in 2002 with the Second National Plan for Older Person (2002–2021). This plan focused on the development of policies and programs to support older persons. Some successful program activities are highlighted: (a) promoting a positive attitude toward elderly persons, (b) promoting health for the elderly, and (c) social protection for the elderly. The Second National Plan for Older Persons in Thailand is being successfully implemented and progress has been made at many levels toward building an aging-friendly society. The Thai government needs to continue to play an active role in facilitating the implementation of the plan and, as importantly, there needs to be commitments from all participating sectors (public, private, municipalities) in order to achieve the identified aims set forth in the plan. Keywords Aging population . Thailand . National Elderly Council . National policies . Declaration of Thai Senior Citizens This paper presents a review of the Thai government’ s evolving role in increasing national awareness of aging, developing legislation, and designing and implement- ing national aging plans over the past two decades. The focus on issues relating to the elderly started with the organization of a national Elderly Council and the development of a national plan for older person in 1982. It was a visionary move Ageing Int (2009) 33:62–74 DOI 10.1007/s12126-009-9027-6 S. Jitapunkul (*) Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand e-mail: [email protected] S. Wivatvanit Faculty of Nursing, Chulalongkorn University, Vittayakit Building, Siam Square, Payathai Rd., Bangkok 10330, Thailand e-mail: [email protected]
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