Il s ’ agit également d ’ un problème affectant la pérennité des services de santé qui devront s ’ occuper d ’ un nombre croissant de patients, à un moment où, en conséquence du vieillissement de la population, la proportion de personnes ayant quitté la vie active est en augmentation.
It is equally a problem affecting the sustainability of the health care systems which will have to cope with an increased number of patients, at a time when, as a result of the ageing population, the proportion of people no longer working is on the rise.