The state remains uninvolved as far as the red button for the vulnerable groups of the population is concerned, while the observatory for the elderly took a private initiative, according to what Irini Charalambidou stated in Mesimeri and Kati.
According to what the AKEL member of parliament stated, "What was submitted yesterday, Monday 25/9, to the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee was extremely sad. We live in a state that does not care about the needs of people with disabilities or the elderly.
Suffice it to tell you that yesterday the report of the GeSy supervision committee was submitted to the committee, where very few centers and outpatient clinics of doctors contracted with the GeSy have facilities for persons with disabilities".
Regarding the red button, Irini Charalambidou stated that "it is a discussion we had last year on October 17, 2022 in particular. Then as the Human Rights Commission we have received assurances because these are matters of life and death that in a very short period of time it would be implemented. stated that they intend to continue on their own as a private initiative because with the state it is no longer going anywhere.
It is a service that the state should offer to its citizens who belong to vulnerable groups, to elderly people who may live alone, and that button can save their lives."
Finally, he said that "it is with regret that we found out all this. Perhaps we are living in an era where appearance, communication approaches are more important than real infrastructure and real data that will help make it better and more convenient."
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Source: Sigmalive