India, Oct. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, represented India at the Ministerial Roundtable of the 78th Session of the WHO Regional Committee of South-East Asia, held in Colombo during 13-15 October, 2025. During the Ministerial Meeting, the deliberations were centred around the theme "Healthy Ageing through strengthened primary health care."

India reaffirmed its continued commitment to promoting Healthy Ageing through strengthened Primary Healthcare, based on a comprehensive and people-centric system for the elderly.

Smt. Patel highlighted that with 153 million citizens aged 60 years and above, India is witnessing a major demographic t...