PLIGHT OF THE ELDERLY || EXPERTS WANTS URGENT MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR THE OLDER PERSONS

Описание: Older Persons

Leaders in Dokolo district have shown concern over the scourge of ageism that has left many in deplorable conditions.
Dokolo chairperson James Oto says lack of adequate care for older people is a growing problem across the country due to the fast-changing family structures.
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The scourge of ageism in Uganda is widely acknowledged and falls particularly on older women. Majority in abject poverty and abandoned in deplorable conditions.
Paskolina Odongo, now 85 years old, is a resident of Adok sub county in Dokolo District. She is too frail to fend for herself surviving on handouts.
Like Paskolina, many older persons are trapped in vulnerable conditions. Prof. Richard Nam, a senior Gynecologist, says many of them have complications resulting from poor living conditions.
Nam wants the government to consider urgent health insurance for the elderly in addition to the SAGE money.
Dokolo district with support of the woman MP is moving from parish to parish documenting the elderly.
The district chairperson James Oto says majority are not benefiting from SAGE.
Nelson Ojungu also says he is left out because of age. He claims that his data was wrongly captured during ID enrolment.
The number of older persons has increased from 1.1 million in 2002, to 1.3 million in 2010 and is projected to hit 5.5 million by 2050.
In Dokolo district the woman MP Cecilia Ogwal has been building low-cost houses for the most vulnerable and abandoned iconic figures who retired from service with dignity
FILED ON 9th & RUN ON 12th APRIL, 2023