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Permanent Population Committee

Elderly Statistics

Older persons and persons with disabilities

Main Purpose:

Promoting the effective participation of the elderly and persons with disabilities in various community activities, enabling them to integrate into society, and continuously improving their means of care.

Sub-Objectives

01

Enable the elderly and persons with disabilities to participate effectively in community activities

02

Develop and improve care services provided to these two categories

Procedures

  • 01

    Establish a database about the experiences of these two categories, and enable different agencies to make use of such experiences

  • 02

    Establish occupational rehabilitation and training centers for the elderly

  • 03

    Provide workshops to those who plan to retire in order to prepare them for the next phase, and provide support to those of them who are able to work

  • 04

    Engage persons with disabilities in a vocational plan after completion of study, to prepare them for employment, and to create a suitable working environment for them, whether Qataris and expatriates

  • 05

    Prepare buildings for the reception of the elderly and persons with disabilities, taking into account their needs when designing and planning modern cities, public utilities and roads

  • 06

    Work to provide vehicles prepared for the use of the elderly and persons with disability and ensure that they have sufficient parking spaces

  • 07

    Establish and develop specialized geriatric and disability departments

  • 08

    Expand mobile home-care services to serve the elderly and persons with disability

  • 09

    Direct all government and private institutions to provide special windows to facilitate and accelerate the transactions of the elderly and persons with disability

  • 10

    Increase and develop specialized recreation places and clubs for both categories, taking into account the needs of the females

Key Executives

  • Ministry of Economy and Commerce
  • Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs
  • Ministry of Interior
  • Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Ministry of Education and Higher Education
  • Ministry of Municipality and Environment
  • Media Authorities