Nigeria may end up in a serious health and dependency crisis, given the rapid rate of ageing, which is projected to bring senior citizen
s in the country to 30 million by 2050.
Director-General of NSCC, Emem Omokaro, stressed the need for Nigerians to age healthily, adding that the burden of a diseased ageing population would be disastrous for the country. As incidences of impairment and disability increase with age, she noted, older persons are particularly vulnerable to disability due to disease susceptibility.
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