With compassion and commitment, both from governmental leaders and local communities, we can build a society that enables our elders to age with dignity.
The recent visits of first lady Jill Biden and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy to Puerto Rico have cast a spotlight on the island's severe loneliness epidemic, particularly among its elderly population. This critical issue demands immediate action and compassionate solutions as the territory faces an unprecedented demographic shift toward an increasingly older populace.
The high rate of outmigration includes many health care professionals leaving Puerto Rico for better opportunities on the U.S. mainland. This exacerbates the island's existing scarcity of medical providers and reduces elderly people's access to health care. With greater medical needs due to their isolation and declining health, losing doctors is especially devastating for the elder population.
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