INDIA: Care for elderly at risk

Updated October 22, 2007 19:29:36

An Indian charity has issued a stark warning over the need for better government care for the elderly. HelpAge India says the young are losing interest in the tradition of caring for their elders at home.

Presenter: Xiaoning Mo
Speakers: Zachary Zimmer, professor of sociology from the University of Utah; Mathew Cherian, chief executive of HelpAge India;
Dr. Devleena Ghosh, acting director of the Centre of Transforming Cultures in Asia at the University of Technology Sydney