October 1 is the International Day of Older Persons. Minister of Health Mikheil Sarjveladze, together with the Chairman of the Health Protection and Social Affairs Committee of the Parliament Zaza Lominadze and the State Trustee of Imereti Levan Zalkalian, was at the boarding house for the elderly in Kutaisi, where he congratulated the beneficiaries on the International Day of the Elderly. According to him, protecting the rights of the elderly and providing them with high-quality health services is one of the important priorities of the state.