The elderly in Panama require special care, since in the society we live in today, they are often abandoned even by their own relatives, which is regulated by Law 431 of April 25, 2024, creating the National Care System, establishing a series of programs for their benefit, under the premise of human rights.

      The main objective of the Law is to promote a co-responsible model within families and among actors of the care society in equity and equality of responsibilities, without discrimination, so we detail in this analysis, what constitutes the National Care System, its guiding principles, the beneficiary populations, the rights and obligations of caregivers and the administrative units responsible for articulating and coordinating this system.

     This Law recognizes the right of people to take care of themselves autonomously, to be cared for in a professional manner, and also the rights of those who are dedicated to the care of these people