GUARDIANS OF THE GRAY MASTERS FOUNDATION CELEBRATES
"WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY" IN KUMASI
Guardians of the Gray Masters Foundation, founded by Mrs. Abigail Miezah in celebration of this year's "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" has organized free health screening for people as part of the activities marking the day.
The free health screening was organized to provide free health services to people especially the deprived persons and also to bring both young and Elder people together to enhance meet the goal of the day through personal interaction.
The program was initiated by Mrs. Abigail Miezah, the founder of Guardians of the Gray Masters Foundation in collaboration with SAQS HEALTH CARE SERVICES LTD and MCKENZIE HEALTH SERVICE LTD at the Kumasi City Mall on Saturday 15th June, 2019 in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region with the theme " ELDER ABUSE IS A CURSE TO HUMANITY".
Speaking at the "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" anniversary, Mrs. Miezah said by the year 2050, the population aged 60 and over are expected to triple from 841 million in 2013 to 2 billion. She said the United Nations have designated every 15th of June as world elder abuse awareness day to address the social abuses which affect the health and human rights of millions of older persons around the world.
She mentioned below few of the abuses which deserves the attention of the international community as Physical abuse,
Emotional abuse, Financial abuse, and Neglect.
"On this day the 15th of June, yearly, the whole world voices it opposition to the abuse and suffering inflicted to some of our older Generations and this year not been exception, today's activities is to create awareness and sensitise the individual, family, Society, and government about the problems and consequences of continued gross abuse of our senior citizens as they live in silence and ignorance of their right". She explained.
When our senior citizens become subjected to abuse and disrespected, it would retard the progress and development of our youth when the senior citizens refuse to voice out, guide and direct the youth for feature.
"To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society. I am just imagining turning 65 and my children are away from me and seem not to care about my changing needs whilst my pension is not strong enough to keep me, my values change as I grow older. I do not need my children's money but their attention". She said.
"A caregiver is brought in to care for me. She beat me, shout at me,steal my money and sometimes don't eat at all and I cannot report because there is no one to assist me if caregiver leaves". This was a rear account given by an elderly woman with her name withhold on an interview with Damak Health News on the "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day " at the Kumasi City Mall in the Ashanti.
For senior citizens to take their rightful place in our various societies, let us speak against this Menace and encourage our senior citizens to live a life of happiness and also report any form of abuse Without Fear.
Stop Elder Abuse, Guardians of the Gray Masters Foundation.
By : Akgri M. Daniel
Guardians of the Gray Masters Foundation, founded by Mrs. Abigail Miezah in celebration of this year's "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" has organized free health screening for people as part of the activities marking the day.
The free health screening was organized to provide free health services to people especially the deprived persons and also to bring both young and Elder people together to enhance meet the goal of the day through personal interaction.
The program was initiated by Mrs. Abigail Miezah, the founder of Guardians of the Gray Masters Foundation in collaboration with SAQS HEALTH CARE SERVICES LTD and MCKENZIE HEALTH SERVICE LTD at the Kumasi City Mall on Saturday 15th June, 2019 in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region with the theme " ELDER ABUSE IS A CURSE TO HUMANITY".
Speaking at the "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" anniversary, Mrs. Miezah said by the year 2050, the population aged 60 and over are expected to triple from 841 million in 2013 to 2 billion. She said the United Nations have designated every 15th of June as world elder abuse awareness day to address the social abuses which affect the health and human rights of millions of older persons around the world.
She mentioned below few of the abuses which deserves the attention of the international community as Physical abuse,
Emotional abuse, Financial abuse, and Neglect.
"On this day the 15th of June, yearly, the whole world voices it opposition to the abuse and suffering inflicted to some of our older Generations and this year not been exception, today's activities is to create awareness and sensitise the individual, family, Society, and government about the problems and consequences of continued gross abuse of our senior citizens as they live in silence and ignorance of their right". She explained.
When our senior citizens become subjected to abuse and disrespected, it would retard the progress and development of our youth when the senior citizens refuse to voice out, guide and direct the youth for feature.
"To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society. I am just imagining turning 65 and my children are away from me and seem not to care about my changing needs whilst my pension is not strong enough to keep me, my values change as I grow older. I do not need my children's money but their attention". She said.
"A caregiver is brought in to care for me. She beat me, shout at me,steal my money and sometimes don't eat at all and I cannot report because there is no one to assist me if caregiver leaves". This was a rear account given by an elderly woman with her name withhold on an interview with Damak Health News on the "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day " at the Kumasi City Mall in the Ashanti.
For senior citizens to take their rightful place in our various societies, let us speak against this Menace and encourage our senior citizens to live a life of happiness and also report any form of abuse Without Fear.
Stop Elder Abuse, Guardians of the Gray Masters Foundation.
By : Akgri M. Daniel
