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• 05 / 14 / 2009

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The Center for Research on Senior Citizens (CITED) is in charge of designing policies aimed at that sector of Cuba's population.

Nearly 17 percent of Cubans are over 60 years of age, accounting for 1.8 million people.

By 2025, one-fourth of the island's population will be over that age, so Cuba will be among the world's top ten countries with the highest aging rate.

In that regard, the CITED is improving medical services and developing geriatric surgery, among other actions.
 

(DTCuba)