Ghaziabad: Residential Welfare Association (RWAS), NGO and other government departments have been summoned on October 1 to collect data on parents living in Ghaziabad.
The Ministry of Health said data will be used to provide medical assistance to people who live alone.
After the meeting, the outline will be prepared by way of helping them.
DR RK Gupta District Supervision Officer said, “The Ministry of Health organizes an older international day in October 1.
We also plan to call people from old homes, women’s organizations and public representatives at this meeting.
The idea is to do something substantive and Prepare for future needs.
“He added that during the pandemic they knew about some parents who really needed help because their children and relatives did not live with them.
The situation is more acute in urban areas, where they live in Highriss.
Their children live abroad or far in other cities.
The elerlies that live alone tend not to contact with relatives or neighbors.
Because of lack of care and loneliness, they also get a lot of disease.
Several times Rwa members call us and seek medical help for them, he added.
The Ministry of Health will conduct their health checks for general diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, in addition to mental health.
Efforts will be carried out that organizations take responsibility for their care.
Chief Ghaziabad Medical Officer Dr.
Bhavtosh Shankhdhar said there was also a national program for elderly health care and to implement this medical team also available in the district.
The source revealed that not one cent had been spent based on this program in the past two years.