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Óscar Murillo, head of the program for older adults of the Ministry of Health, said that this week's goal is the prevention and detection of diseases that affect people over 60 years.
Glucose measurement, mental health, the detection of hypertension, the measurement of height and weight, the detection of prostate antigen, as well as the detection of hypertension, prostate antigen and other services such as vaccination against pneumococcus and influenza.
In addition, recreational activities promoting healthy habits, such as physical activities with dancing and games, will be organized.
He pointed out that, through prevention activities, sought to influence the population in order to reduce the mortality rate. That's why the free vaccination campaign against pneumococcus and influenza is intensifying.
"Our age pyramid, we know that it is invested and whenever we have more and more long-term expectations for chronic diseases and higher and higher, we seek to influence and to influence the long-term control, both vascular and renal "he expressed.
Among the leading causes of death in people over 65, are the problemscardiac, as well as non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Although acute respiratory diseases and urinary tract infections are the main causes of the disease of the population
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