Dr Piwuna Goson, a geriatrician, has called on the media to sensitise Nigerians to topical ageing issues, particularly those relating to the medical conditions of older persons.
The consultant from University of Jos Teaching Hospital, Jos, made the call in Abuja on Wednesday at the Training Programme on Ageing Policy and Formulation, jointly organised by Dave Omokaro Foundation and the International Institute on Ageing United Nations- Malta (INIA).
He particularly urged the media to educate the public on the health challenges facing the aged from an enlightened point of view so as to stem the stereotyping of some older persons living with health conditions like dementia as “witches’’.
“If some old persons manifest the symptoms of dementia, people around tend to label them as witches. This is because cardiovascular…
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