DH News Service, Bangalore: The healthcare for the elderly has to be given priority and if voluntary organisations came forward, health centres can be opened in every Gram Panchayat, said Minister for Women and Child Welfare P M Narendraswamy. Inaugurating a workshop for Anganwadi workers to assist elderly persons on Wednesday, he said that senior citizens welfare should not be ignored and adequate measures should be initiated to see that they are taken care of.