Denmark explores collaboration with Kudumbashree in the field of elderly care

Danish Minister for Senior Citizens Mette Kierkgaard and Denmark’s Ambassador to India Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen held discussions with Minister for Local Self-Governments M.B. Rajesh connected Thursday (January 8, 2026) to research the possibilities of the country’s collaboration with Kudumbashree successful the tract of aged care. Further steps volition beryllium taken aft discussions with NoRKA-Roots, the tract bureau of the Department of Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NoRKA) successful Kerala.

The anticipation of grooming Kudumbashree workers and deputing them arsenic societal healthcare helpers successful the tract of caregiving successful Denmark was discussed. The treatment was besides focussed connected the K for Care task being tally by Kudumbashree successful Kerala. The squad observed that Kudumbashree’s involution successful the tract of geriatric and palliative attraction is exemplary.

Mr. Rajesh said that Kerala tin marque a important publication successful the tract of aged caregiving conscionable arsenic successful the tract of nursing. Local self-government bodies are ensuring exemplary involution successful the tract of palliative care. Kudumbashree has been making important interventions successful this tract wrong a abbreviated play of its inception. The involvement expressed from overseas countries successful these projects are a designation of the interventions, helium said.

Kudumbashree has already trained much than a 1000 radical and deployed them successful the tract of aged attraction done K for Care. Kudumbashree provides a month-long residential grooming successful collaboration with National Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (NIPMR), Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust, Aspirant Learning Academy and different institutions. They are presently deployed for enactment successful Kerala. For assigning attraction workers to Denmark, much extended grooming and Danish connection studies are essential. A determination regarding these matters volition beryllium taken during further discussions, said Mr. Rajesh. 

Local Self-government section Secretary T.V. Anupama and Kudumbashree Executive Director H. Dineshan besides participated successful the discussion.