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If the population aged 60 and above is growing but the health system remains focused mainly on child diseases, what problem may arise?

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Correct answer: A service gap for elderly health needs

A growing population aged 60 and above is likely to have changing health needs. Older adults may require regular management of chronic illnesses, rehabilitation, medicines, mobility support, screening, and long-term or home-based care. If the health system remains designed mainly around child diseases, staff, facilities, training, and budgets may not be prepared for these services. The result is a mismatch between the needs of the population and the care that is available.

Choice A is correct because it identifies this mismatch as a service gap for elderly health needs. Child health programmes do not automatically double merely because the elderly population grows. The older population is not expected to decline, and age structure continues to change as births, deaths, and migration alter the population. The issue is therefore one of planning and resource allocation, not an automatic failure of all child services.

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Elderly HealthHealth PlanningPopulation AgeingService GapAge StructurePopulation CompositionGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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