Among the elements of the conferences that have to do with the elderly, the following are noted: education about the main health problems and the methods to prevent them; promotion of food supplies and adequate nutrition; supply of appropriate drinking water and basic sanitation; immunization against major infectious diseases; prevention and control of endemic diseases; appropriate treatment of common diseases and accident consequences and availability of essential medication, in addition to social resources, such as social groups, universities open to the seniors and awareness about the physical capabilities of both healthy and fragile elders. As of the Jakarta Conference in 1997(5), the elderly started to be part of the priority investment groups in health.
