Villalobos Dintrans Pablo
Harvard University, T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos de América.
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2017 Aug 21;41:e86. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2017.86.
Chile is fully in the process of demographic transition, with a rapidly aging population. This situation poses multiple public policy challenges, including those in the public health sector. Specifically, the association between aging and the loss of autonomy calls for the rapid design of a long-term care policy in the country. The purpose of this article is to describe Chile's current situation with respect to long-term care in aging, using the experience of the countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to draw attention to the need to move forward with the design and financing of a coordinated policy in the country that will permit early action to meet the challenges of aging in the coming decades.
智利正处于全面的人口结构转型过程中，人口老龄化迅速。这种情况带来了多项公共政策挑战，包括公共卫生部门的挑战。具体而言，老龄化与自主性丧失之间的关联要求该国迅速制定长期护理政策。本文的目的是描述智利在老龄长期护理方面的现状，借鉴经济合作与发展组织国家的经验，提请注意需要推动该国协调政策的设计和融资，以便能够尽早采取行动应对未来几十年的老龄化挑战。
