Belarus: The social service is ready to assist lonely senior citizens and people with disabilities in the delivery of food and medicine

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As of April 1, nearly 870 thousand elderly and disabled people living alone live in the republic , of which 167 thousand do not have close relatives.

 

Social services are provided by 146 territorial centers of social services for the population , in which 20 thousand people work, of which 12 thousand are social workers.

 

On a systemic basis , more than 95 thousand disabled citizens receive comprehensive social services at home . These are mainly people over 75 years old . Social workers visit senior citizens 2-4 times a week, depending on need.

 

Social services include cleaning the premises, cooking, assistance in sanitary and hygienic procedures, delivery of food, essentials and medicines, payment of utilities, etc. Additionally, in the countryside - kindling the stove, water delivery, cleaning of the house area.

 

Promotion of food delivery,

essentials and medicines

 

Every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (seven days a week), territorial centers accept applications for the delivery of foodstuffs, basic necessities, and medications via separate telephone lines .

 

During the period from March 20 to April 9, 5.8 thousand applications were received and executed in the territorial centers . The largest number of applications came to the territorial centers of the Gomel region and the city of Minsk.

 

The number of applications this week has increased . If on March 20-26 (for 7 days) 1,171 applications were completed, March 27-April 3 (for 8 days) - 2,086, then from April 4 to 9 (for 6 days) - 2,543 applications.

 

For the organization of prompt delivery to help social workers , volunteers of the Belarusian Republican Youth Union and the Red Cross joined .

 

At the same time as the territorial centers, trade union organizations, village councils, the post office, public and other organizations actively expanded their work .

 

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The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection informs that the social service is ready to provide assistance to single senior citizens and persons with disabilities in the delivery of food and medicine .

This assistance will be provided by social workers and volunteers involved in territorial centers of social services for the population . Social services are provided by 146 territorial centers of social services for the population , in which 20 thousand people work, of which 12 thousand are social workers.

For the organization of prompt delivery to help social workers , volunteers of the Belarusian Republican Youth Union and the Red Cross joined .

At the same time as the territorial centers, trade union organizations, village councils, the post office, public and other organizations actively expanded their work .

Social services include cleaning the premises, cooking, assistance in sanitary and hygienic procedures, delivery of food, essentials and medicines, payment of utilities, etc. Additionally, in the countryside - kindling the stove, water delivery, cleaning of the house area.

The country is home to about 830 thousand single-living citizens and people with disabilities . Almost 160 thousand of them have no relatives. On a systemic basis , more than 95 thousand disabled citizens receive comprehensive social services at home . These are mainly people over 75 years old . Social workers visit senior citizens 2-4 times a week, depending on need.

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