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National Policy on Older Persons, 1999 certain rights of the aged & government’s responsibility towards providing economic and social security along with healthcare and protection of life and property of the aged people. Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. Healthy Ageing WHO defines healthy ageing as “the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age.”  Functional ability is having capabilities that enable all people to be and do what they have reason to value . For e.g. meeting their basic needs; make decisions; be mobile etc. It includes all the physical and mental capacities of an individual and their interaction with environment (home, community etc.) World Health Organization’s previous focus on Active ageing,2002. process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age based on Madrid International Plan of Action, 2002 , t...

India will supply essential drugs, including paracetamol and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), to countries which are badly affected by novel Coronavirus , thus ensuring India’s important role in Global Medical diplomacy. India manufactures 70% of the world’s supply of HCQ .India has been sending teams of Indian doctors to Nepal to deal with the testing and treatment of Corona Virus patients . India is also working closely with countries in the middle-east during the pandemic. There has been online training organized for health care professionals in South Asia and other neighbouring countries on covid-19 management strategies and related aspects high level contacts at regional and multilateral levels – virtual summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries and a similar meet of the leaders of the G-20 countries. What is Medical Diplomacy? Medical Diplomacy is an emerging field that addresses the dual goals of improving global health and bettering international r...