Towards a gender- and age-responsive health system | Fellows Seminar Series

This edition of the ORF Fellows Seminar Series will discuss ORF authors, Mona and Shoba Suri’s research paper, Gendered Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases in India’s Older Adults. As India experiences a rise in the population of older adults, a higher proportion of women over 60, compared to their male counterparts, are found to be suffering from Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). This seminar will explore the reasons for the greater predisposition of elderly women to NCDs, and underline policy options towards a gender- and age-responsive health system for older adult women in India.
Speakers:
Mona, former Junior Fellow, ORF
Shoba Suri, Senior Fellow, ORF
Monika Arora, Vice President for Research and Health Promotion, Public Health Foundation of India
Rajiv Tandon, Director, Health, RTI International India
Chair:
Oommen C Kurian, Senior Fellow and Head of Health Initiative, ORF