Human Rights of the Elderly Across Domains CCU Promotes Support for Third Life
Jul 03, 2024
Organized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Research Center for Elderly Medicine and Health and Welfare (RCEMHW), and co-sponsored by National Taiwan University (NTU), the “2024 Interdisciplinary Forum on Human Rights for the Elderly - Dignity and Autonomy in the Third Life” was held at the Chang Yung-Fa Foundation International Conference Center recently. Concerned about the human rights of the elderly, the forum gathered experts from multiple fields, including law, medicine, psychology, and sociology, with President Tsai Shao-cheng serving as the first keynote moderator, to contribute to the future of Taiwan's aging society.
Mr. Chih-Hao Chou, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, emphasized that Taiwan will enter an ultra-aging society by 2025, highlighting the need for all people to work together to solve the problems faced by the elderly at different levels. National Institutes of Health (NIH) President Hui-Kang Szeto and NTU Vice President Shang-Chun Chang both shared their organizations' continued efforts and achievements in the area of human rights and health and well-being of the elderly. Dean Szeto mentioned that with the support of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), he successfully gathered more than 200 health and well-being experts in different fields and launched a series of studies and symposiums focusing on issues related to the elderly, from which he drew up seven major issues for the MOHW to use as policy recommendations.
Prof. Shih Hui-ling of the Department of Law at CCU was responsible for planning the three main themes of the forum, “Hospice, Elderly, and Well-being”, and based on these themes, organized three forums on the cross-cutting issues of human rights of the elderly, the hot legal topics in Taiwan society, and mutual assistance and social prescriptions.
President Tsai Shao-cheng said that CCU's long-term commitment to the aging society has been deep-rooted. In addition to Professor Shih Hwee-ling's project on the human rights of the elderly from the legal perspective, the Departments of Adult and Continuing Education and Social Welfare have also undertaken relevant research projects and practical promotions, and the College of Engineering has also conducted cross-domain research in the humanities and social sciences and is actively engaged in cross-disciplinary integration. In addition, the School has established links with local communities, hospitals and NGOs to promote social understanding and support for the elderly.
The forum featured an exciting panel discussion and Q&A session, allowing participants to interact with experts, with the expectation that the discussion will facilitate exchanges among policy makers, scholars, and practitioners, and provide concrete suggestions on issues related to Taiwan's aging society. At the same time, CCU's partner, the Chiayi Xikou Mutual Help Family Ukulele Class, was invited to perform a musical performance by dementia caregivers and share their experiences in caring for demented elders.
According to CCU, it is expected that the university will continue to dedicate itself to relevant research and promotion in the future. In addition to demonstrating excellence in academic achievement, faculty members and students should put their professional knowledge into practice in the daily lives of the elderly, build a society that is more tolerant and supportive of the rights and interests of the elderly, and promote the human rights and health and well-being of the elderly, in order to lay a solid foundation for the development of an aging society in Taiwan.
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