Inventory to be done of urgent needs of the elderly

-deHaas

Chairman of the National Commission on the Elderly, Clyde deHaas says that the Board will conduct an inventory of the urgent needs and challenges that the aged and institutions dealing with them are confronted with on a daily basis.

This is according to a release yesterday from the Ministry of Social Protection.

He said that the involvement of all stakeholders through consultations and surveys will be used to execute the inventory exercise.

“The feedback of the stakeholder engagement will form the basis for further policy formulation, action plans and recommendations to the Minister of (Social Protection),” the Chair noted.

The release said that other areas that will be addressed by the Commission include nutritional deficiencies and malnutrition, isolation, physical conditions in care institutions, and disproportionate COVID-19 mortality rates.

Last Thursday, the release said that Minister of Social Protection, Dr Vindhya Persaud, congratulated deHaas and the other members of the Commission. She urged them to be “passionate advocates for the elderly, and ensure their rights are protected.”

The release said that the Commission’s members are: Claudette Foo; Yvonne Yearwood; Fayne Ramsarran Boodhoo; Wendell Roberts; Seeranie Persaud; Zaheeda Hack; Patrick Findlay; Yvonne Pearson; Dr Pedro Pons, Representative of the Ministry of Health and Ricardo Banwarie of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, Ex-Officio Member/Secretary.