Many of them die prematurely from treatable and preventable diseases
“There have been four (4)
incidents of death of old people from my village and it often takes days for the community to notice.
These are clear indicators of isolation and discrimination of old people '' As a community we must stop
this. Narrates: Mr. Tooli Clovis, The chairman Kamuli District NGO forum chairperson
Despite suffering from old age related diseases that require constant medical attention, older persons
have been insulted and less considered for service delivery in health centers and the similar plight
applies in many other service delivery systems