Social support and social security issues of elders in Sri Lanka
Social support and social security issues of elders in Sri Lanka
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斯里兰卡老年人的社会支持和社会保障问题
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10.4038/gmj.v16i2.3748
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2011
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B. Perera
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作者：
B. Perera
随着生育率和死亡率的下降，斯里兰卡人口正在迅速老龄化，这一问题将成为政府在不久的将来不得不面对的最大挑战之一。斯里兰卡相当大比例的老年人依靠他们的子女或亲属获得食物，住所和安全。尽管照顾老年人是该国不可或缺的重要文化规范，但城市化，移徙和西化意味着今天许多老年人的健康状况和生活条件很差。在此背景下，老年人的社会支持和社会保障是一个重要问题，需要政府、非政府组织和公众的迫切关注。需要彻底调查斯里兰卡目前为老年人提供的社会支助和社会保障制度，以确定有效和可持续的机制和战略。此外，需要评估老年人在社会支助和社会保障方面未得到满足的需求。根据这些调查，应制定具体的行动计划，以减少斯里兰卡老年人今后的社会支助和社会保障问题。关键词：老龄化;社会支持;社会保障DOI：http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/gmj.v16i2.3748 GMJ 2011; 16（2）：20-23
With decreasing fertility and mortality rates, the population of Sri Lanka is rapidly aging, and this issue will become one of the greatest challenges the government has to face in the near future.Aconsiderable proportion of elders in Sri Lanka depends on their children or relatives for food, shelter and safely.Although caring for elders is an integral and important cultural norm in the country, factors such as urbanization, migration and westernization have meant that many elders today experience poor health and living conditions. In this context, social support and social security of elders are important issues and need urgent attention of the government, non-governmental organizations and general public. Social support and social security systems available today for elders in Sri Lanka need to be investigated thoroughly to identify mechanisms and strategies that are effective and sustainable. Further, unmet needs of elders with respect to social support and social security need to be assessed. Based on such investigations, specific plans of actions should be formulated to reduce future social support and social security problems of elders in Sri Lanka. Key words : Aging; social support; social security DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/gmj.v16i2.3748 GMJ 2011; 16(2): 20-23